Best and Worst Gillette DE Razors

Discussion in 'Safety Razors' started by Rusty blade, Aug 30, 2015.

  1. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    They were made from the 60's to the 90's though.
     
  2. Bookworm

    Bookworm Well-Known Member

    As I tend to grip just under the head, the extra length didn't mean much - and the head was standard SuperSpeed. I have no idea how well they did or didn't sell. I like the flatter 'Slim Twist' to the round knack/super slim (various names varous countries).
     
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  3. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Only outside North America I think. It was Gillette's way of forcing stubborn Brits/German/French to finally get with the program and switch to more profitable carts. It worked.

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  4. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    They were made in the U.S. for quite a while, I think, at least until the early 80's. But, yes, they were made in England until 1992 if memory serves.
     
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  5. brit

    brit in a box

    i am in.love my vintage gillettes.
     
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  6. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    That's 90% of all I own and enjoy!
     
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  7. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    My favorite is usually the last one I used ... unless I rush and that's my fault. :ashamed001:
     
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  8. brit

    brit in a box

    same here.i own a merkur 34c, a razorock mamba and 2 schick injector e types and don t use them very often .crats,rockets and tech s run the den for me.
     
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  9. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    I've been on an English Tech kick lately, and LC Minora is definitely worth the purchase! Very much like the 7 O'clock razor; could be twins.
     
  10. brit

    brit in a box

    myself included. i am still waiting on a fat handle flat bottom from germany. curious? is a tech hybrid worth the money if one came up? i am not a trophy hunter .
     
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  11. Rev579

    Rev579 Well-Known Member

    I have shaved with the following
    TTO's:
    Sheraton '37
    Milady '40
    Ranger Tech '41
    40's Super Speed NDC
    Aristocrats(46-47, 48-51)
    Black Tip '51, '52
    50's Super Speed '54
    Diplomat '55
    English Parat Rocket '56-'57
    Blue Tip '56
    Red Tip '56
    Fat Boy '59, '61
    Slim '64, '66
    Black Beauty '70
    *I do have a 1966 Vacation Travel Kit that I am reluctant to use...

    3-Piece Open Comb's:
    102
    102a
    New Improved
    Goodwill
    NEW(Short Comb, Long Comb, 17mm DeLuxe)

    3-Piece Tech's:
    Pre-War Tech
    Post War Tech(NDC)
    Post-War Tech '58, '70, '80

    It seems that I can't say any of these are bad shaves(but I did not try any of the razors people have been negative about either). Some are more aggressive than others, but none are bad. The 102 & 102a can have a bit of variance between one head to another. Yet, even with the variance, I have had amazingly close shaves with the 102 & 102a.
    The bad shaves have come when I have done it wrong.
    The lightest shaves have come from the late Techs.
    The most aggressive shaves have come from the Sheraton.
    I need to add that it is difficult to include the Fat Boy & Slim because they can be tuned to our preference. It should also be mentioned that as my technique has improved, I will revisit those which I viewed as uncomfortable and too aggressive.
     
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  12. hrisc

    hrisc New Member

    I recently got my hands on a Rocket HD, and at first intended to sell it. But after shaving with it the past several days, I have to admit it has become my favorite. So much so that I’m already looking for another just in case the first one breaks. Because, why not?

    Up to this point, I’ve tried the following...but none have been as intuitive (for me) and smooth as the HD.

    Pre & Post war Tech
    NEW SC
    40s SS
     
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  13. Rev579

    Rev579 Well-Known Member

    I am going to assume the Rocket HD is like the Parat that I have. The Parat really seems to shave like the Black Tip and the Diplomat, which I would put in-between the Pre-War Tech and the 40's SS in terms of efficiency, but shaves easily as smooth as the Pre-War Tech
     
  14. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    if there were a worst, it might look something like this:

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    I actually bought one, but I haven't tried it yet
     
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  15. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    I used mine a few days ago. It gets the job done. I paid the USD equivalent of $.60 in Cambodia for razor and blades which strikes me as a better deal than my Slim Twist, the actual worst Gillette since the Super Click is at least without pretense.

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  16. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    Actually it's not a bad razor; I have one, though it is very mild.
     
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  17. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    They all cut hair. But build quality of the Slim Twist bites

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  18. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    I was thinking of the three piece Gillette Techs
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  19. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    I've heard they're very nice, but I haven't gotten on yet.
     
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  20. Old School

    Old School *$&%@#~

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    I must say after my fatty I'm a big fan of my Z1 ball end tech. It's surprisingly comfortable if I've gone a few days without shaving.
     
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