Well...here's the thing...I've found this thread incredibly interesting, fruitful and also enjoyable. It has also turned me into a jabbering mass of uncertainty...but that's the business of wet shaving I suppose. Now, although I had first made my mind up to go for the Rockwell 6s, there has been sufficient evidence that makes me question a purchase at this time. Then I was 'groomed' by
@Boycie83 to shift towards the Rex Ambassador...and I was tempted...very tempted. But, yet again, the forum dragged me back to reality. A superhero (who probably wears his undies on the outside of his action slacks when in the confines of his shave den) by the name of
@TobyC defeated the evil grooming attempts by throwing in the 'Tech Bomb'
.
So, the outcome is that instead of going down the more expensive routes of Rockwell or Rex, I have decided to spend some of my cash on a vintage Gillette Tech. My hope is that this razor, legendary for its smoothness/lack of aggression, will provide a different razor head, that has the narrower head profile that perhaps the Rex offers, and yet also will allow me to experiment with many of my existing handles. All this for less than £30.
It is already in the mail to me, so now I just want to say a final thanks to all those (even you, Chris, you dirty little Rex-pusher) who threw their comments in and helped me to arrive at a solution.
I look forward to discussing the details of my next PIF...probably a vintage Tech sometime next week