Merkur vision

Imunro69 · Sunday August 6, 2017

Hi I've just purchased a merkur vision at a bargain price any thoughts on this razor and how much do.they go for these days ?

Thanks Ian

MrK1 · Monday August 7, 2017

You didn't happen to get it from a Chinese seller on eBay did you?

Northam Saint · Monday August 7, 2017

There's a load of Futur copies on eBay at the moment. Some from China etc, but a load where it's clear they have purchased from China and they are reselling at four times, at least, the price they paid.

Kypros Christodoulides · Tuesday August 8, 2017

If the Chinese attempted to make a vision clone, this is news to me. AFAIC, the head is bulky like the Futur which makes it difficult to shave in some areas. I don't like the Futur as it doesn't agree with me, YMMV of-course and I think the Vision is no different.
A good collectable razor though which I wouldn't mind having for a rock bottom price.

Northam Saint · Tuesday August 8, 2017

Kypros Christodoulides said:
If the Chinese attempted to make a vision clone, this is news to me. AFAIC, the head is bulky like the Futur which makes it difficult to shave in some areas. I don't like the Futur as it doesn't agree with me, YMMV of-course and I think the Vision is no different.
A good collectable razor though which I wouldn't mind having for a rock bottom price.

I'd certainly be in for one. After the success of the Futur copy I bet they are looking for their next project. But with the Futur wasn't there some hint that the patent had run out ? Can't see Merkur letting that happen or being any too pleased about the copies. But it must be incredibly hard to action a patent against a Chinese firm running up copies.

Kypros Christodoulides · Tuesday August 8, 2017

Yes, I have read that the patent run out that's why the Chinese took it up. I also think and I stand corrected that the patent of the Futur is the same as the vision because the mechanism, also the heads are about the same.
If the Chinese come out with a Vision, I'm in for one.

Imunro69 · Tuesday August 8, 2017

No mine was purchased of eBay but a seller in the UK so it's not a copy

riverrun · Tuesday August 8, 2017

Kypros Christodoulides said:
Yes, I have read that the patent run out that's why the Chinese took it up. I also think and I stand corrected that the patent of the Futur is the same as the vision because the mechanism, also the heads are about the same.
If the Chinese come out with a Vision, I'm in for one.

The Chinese are a bit slow then. The German patent for the Futur expired in 2003 (20 years after application).