Weighted pieces

I'm getting a chess set soon and this is currently 1 of 2 chess sets I'm looking at: http://www.chess.com/eq/chess+sets/ambassador-decorative-complete-chess-set2

I simply love the look of the pieces and board, but I'm not sure as to how it would feel without purchasing first. Chesshouse says the king is 1.2oz and the Staunton Championship set (other chess set I'm looking at) has a king of 2.1.

Do any of you consider weight when purchasing a new chess set & does it play any part in quality/longevity?

My brother-in-law has that very same set, and while it is very nice, the pieces aren't weighted at all. 

I think piece weight is a matter of preference.  I personally like wieghted pieces.  I bought a cheap wooden set, and while being cheap it is at least double weighted and feels good in your hand.  It feels good to move a weighted piece across the board.  Plus, being weighted, there's less chance of accidentally knocking them over.

I think that Ambassador set is very nice and the woodwork on the folding board is awesome.  However, if the pieces were weighted I think it would be better.  I think it could be easily done by removing the felt, drilling a hole in each piece, filling it up with a mixture of birdshot and epoxy, then replacing with new felt.  However, it's something I would want to be very careful about doing, and for an $80 set you'd think it would have been weighted.

Thank you for the reply! I think I would prefer weighted, but I do love the look (plus as you mentioned it's a folding board). It's becoming a tough choice!

The kings are pretty neat in that the heads are hollowed out.  Must have taken some carving skill to do that.

I always consider the weight of pieces. I actually am one of the few people I know of who hates weighted chess pieces. I keep dropping them and messing up the position or knocking them off the table with a horrible klunk on the hardwood floors of my house.

In my OTB days I loved the feel of good weighted pieces,  and particularly the set known as "Player's Choice."  Are they still made? 

A recent discussion here.

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/what-drueke-set-am-i-looking-for?page=1

Thanks. good discussion there.

The Player's Choice seem to be the Stradivarius of plastic from what the forums indicate.