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Round_Technician_728 t1_iyxbzcc wrote

For anyone not s#itting money - there’s the German Mühle and Merkur. They have good standards and even the cheapest models starting at 25-30€ have great quality and will in normal use last for a couple of lifetimes.

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LaskoHolmes OP t1_iyxd5v8 wrote

I started out with a Merkur 34c. Awesome razor

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Round_Technician_728 t1_iyxm8du wrote

Cool. But what happened that you got the Rex now?

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LaskoHolmes OP t1_iyxni04 wrote

I gifted it to a friend of mine. Wetshaving is also a hobby of mine. I began saving for this a while ago!

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Turbo_911 t1_iyxhl3x wrote

The Edwin Jagger DE89 is an excellent choice as well!

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Round_Technician_728 t1_iyxjioh wrote

Edwin Jagger is a knock-off company after what I know. Just a reseller, trying to imitate being something old and bigger.

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LaskoHolmes OP t1_iyxi0bj wrote

Definitely! So many beautiful handle choices as well!

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Poormidlifechoices t1_iyzot62 wrote

I picked up a long, heavy handle and put it on a Merkur head. They are interchangeable.

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JOYCEfromNS t1_iyxz3m5 wrote

Also fairly easy to find Gillette razors from the 1st 7 decades of the 20th century they too will last multiple lifetimes (many already have) shave just as well as anything manufactured today that is readily available for pennies on (regardless of price point $40 or $400) the dollar. Also made in the USA, or for some of the prettiest razors known to man, Made in England. Most everything today is just a copycat of Gillette's offerings in the 1900's. disguised as a modern marvel

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Faeglantina t1_iyzfsoz wrote

I have a 1930s Gillette. It works well and feels super solid. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

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DirftlessEDC t1_iyxy95k wrote

Also visit your local antique shops! I use to collect, restore, and sell vintage safety razors, at one point I had 80 razors with probably 70 at least being vintage and I had only one razor out of all that with an issue I couldn’t fix, basically all of them just needed a good cleaning, maybe a little oil if they’re mechanical. Personally I got rid of all my double edge razors and now only use injector razors, ones I like are from 1950’s and on. Supply razors make a modern injector razor that’s pretty awesome too for not too much

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PeeboJones t1_iyzhwyk wrote

I received a Merkur Futur for Father's Day a few years ago. It's adjustable, which I use for around my upper lip. I can't imagine needing to get something for hundreds of dollars. With that said, I'm not one of the r/wickededge people. I bought into safety razors because the blades were cheap and I originally got a razor from Maggard, a brush, a bowl, a holder, an assortment of blades and a few soaps. I settled on my favorites and I've been using it all for the better part of a decade now. After I got the Futur, the Maggard became a part of a travel kit, so it still gets used several times a year.

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WalrusSwarm t1_iz0uity wrote

The only thing that’s not “buy it for life” about the Merkur is that it’s chrome plated. While the chrome plating is very thick, if you drop it enough times on hard surfaces (over the course of ~10 years) you’ll chip the plating.
It’s still an excellent value and I replaced it with another Merkur. My blade preference for the Merkur is Astra Superior Platinum.

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Round_Technician_728 t1_iz0vprf wrote

The first time you drop it, you’ll break the head off at the thread. That’s how 95% of these shavers die, I suspect. At least the ones with a heavy handle shaft - maybe the ones with a lightweight handle survives a fall better.

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