Do you agree with this statement...?

Nice to hear about some vintage razors other than the Gillette Tech. Are there any from that list you'd recommend to someone new to vintage?
Nothing wrong with Gillette Techs. I have two, but I only paid for one (eight quid), won the other in a raffle.

My favourite of the above is probably the Fashion Razor, but being mostly plastic and an unusual shape it's not for everyone.
Everyone needs a Micromatic. The pinnacle of razor design. They should have stopped inventing razors there and then.
Everyone needs a 1912. Cheap as chips. A very clever design for something over 100 years old.
Keep Kampfe Star razors for later.
 
Everyone needs a 1912. Cheap as chips. A very clever design for something over 100 years old.
Keep Kampfe Star razors for later.
Start with a nice 1912, everyone should have at least one of those, perfect shaver for newbies and veteran shavers.

Thanks, there seem to be plenty in decent condition on eBay, I might try one out as a novelty.

From what I can make out they need a special type of SE blade. Are those easily available these days?
 
Thanks, there seem to be plenty in decent condition on eBay, I might try one out as a novelty.

From what I can make out they need a special type of SE blade. Are those easily available these days?
 
This thread is timely for me as I recently bought a Feather AS-D2 on another forum's BST.

I sold my own Feather a few years back when I was skint and immediately regretted it. Even though I own some great vintage razors (including Gillette Slim, Fat Boy & Aristocrat No.16) and good modern razors (including Rockwell 6S and Game Changer), nothing ever quite seemed to shave as well as my sorely missed Feather AS-D2.

I've been shaving with my new acquisition since Saturday morning and the AS-D2 paired with a Wizamet Super Iridium blade delivers a smooth, irritation free shave that for me is second to none. Boy, have I missed this razor!

Is it the very best safety razor you can buy today? Probably not.

Is it the very best safety razor for me? Definitely.
 
I've just seen this thread a looked at the ESC page...what I find interesting is how they praise the razor, it's engineering and material and style and perfect balance etc, etc. ...and then they say "get the angle right" and "it's all about technique". That suggests that they're trying to cover all the bases, so if a user finds it either too aggressive or too mild, it must be all down to the user's technique...there can't be anything wrong with such precision engineering can there?
It looks to me like most other razors and certainly not worth £170. At least the very expensive Rex Ambassador is adjustable!
 
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