SOTD 20190111. M Keramiek / APShaveCo SynBad. Oatcake "Overgrowth" shaving soap (sample). Seygus "Zeppelin" / Stork "Taipan" handle. Kai Stainless (4). Wars "Classic" EdC. Shave with the "aggressive" side (gap 0.5 mm) of the razor: This side is not aggressive at all - shaves very comfortably - no risk of damage, one doesn't feel the blade. Result: Nice & smooth --> DFS+ == between DFS and BBS (BBS is unrealistic).
SOTD 20190121. J&T® model "Minimalistic" pear / Tuxedo. Cella shaving cream. Seygus "Zeppelin" / Stork "Taipan" handle. Permasharp Super (4). Cella AS Lotion. 9th shave with the Zeppelin, using the 0.5 mm gap: Invariably a comfortable shave with DFS+ result. A bigger gap would give an even better result with less effort, I think ....
My experiences with the Seygus Zeppelin until now. This is the first version, with a bladegap of 0.3 mm on one side and a bladegap of 0.5 mm on the other. What is immediately striking are the beautiful curved shapes and the sleek, polished appearance-a feast for the eyes. The blade's short sides don't protrude - a plus that I've only observed at IKon. On Tuesday, 20190108 - almost a month ago - I started to try this razor. In that period I used 7 times a different razor than the Zeppelin: Seygus Extrem SB (4x), ATT S2 (1x), Rockwell 6S (R5 plate-1x), Timeless (0.68 - 1x). Total of 22 times the Zeppelin: 2x with the 0.3 mm gap, 20x with the 0.5 mm gap. With both sides of the razor the shave is very comfortable: one doesn't feel the blade and it is practically impossible to hurt oneself. The result is fine: nice smooth, almost BBS (full BBS doesn't exist according to me). I think the bladegap is somewhat too small, it may be somewhat less mild - especially the 0.3 mm side is too mild. With a larger bladegap probably an even better result is achieved with less effort. Meanwhile, the Zeppelin V. 2 has been launched - bladegaps 0.5 mm and 0.7 mm. The concept of different bladegaps has been maintained - this is a conscious choice (which I would not have made). For further tests (especially for me) 2 custom shaving heads are made: 1 with a bladegap of 0.7 mm on both sides, and 1 with 0.9 mm on both sides. More on that later.
Received this afternoon from Jose Antonio - Seygus: Made exclusively for me: - a Zeppelin razor head with baseplate 0.7/0.7 mm gap - a Zeppelin razor head with baseplate 0.9/0.9 mm gap - a pouch to store the razor (not made exclusively for me) Nice detail: my name on it ... The baseplates are not polished - I am going to do that (carefully). Coming weeks I will test these razor heads - will be fun.
Zeppelin V.2 - modifications: Apart from different gap sizes - 0.3/0.5 mm (V.1) and 0.5/0.7 mm (V.2) two more modifications have been made: -1- The text at the bottom of the base plate is a bit different: V.1 V.2 -2- The cap has been modified. On the V.1, the edges of the blade protude from the short side of the head. A very little bit - one can hardly see it, but one can feel it ... V.1 cap left, V.2 cap right.
Seygus Zeppelin - status and conclusion. Today I used my Seygus Zeppelin with 0.7 mm blade gap for the 4th time: SOTD 20190216. J&T® model "Minimalistic" pear / Tuxedo. Cibe Fiori & Frutta "Lavender" shaving soap. Seygus "Zeppelin" V.2 (gap 0.7 mm) / Stork "Taipan" handle (4). Kai Stainless (6). Novaya Zarya "Triple by Napoleon" EdC. These are the figures of the used blade gaps by me: 0.3 mm - 2 0.5 mm - 22 0.7 mm - 4 0.9 mm - 2 Blade gap 0.3 mm is too mild, 0.5 mm is OK - could be better, 0.9 mm is a bit too aggressive for me. Leaves us: 0.7 mm - just right, for me (but as always YMMV). Now I'm going to enjoy my Zeppelin with 0.7 mm for a while (at least a week), after that my 3 Zeppelin's will go "on tour" to a number of my fellow shavers on Shaving Society. I expect they will make a little review of their experiences ... To be continued.
Seygus Zeppelin goes "on tour". A tin with the following contents will be tested by a number of fellow shavers of Dutch Shaving Society: - 3 base plates with gaps 0.3/0.5 mm (V.1) - 0.7/0.7 mm (V.2) - 0.9/0.9 mm (V.2) - 3 caps - 1 x V.1 - 2 x V.2 To be continued ...
Received yesterday: A Zeppelin V2 base plate. Together with the spare parts I had ... A complete Zeppelin V2 ! After a testperiod I will start a pass-around on the Dutch Shaving Society. To be continued ...
Although the original handle is beautiful grip wise not too good. I switched to an iKon Bamboo much better.
SOTD 20190313. J&T® purpleheart / Oumo Brush synth. Ariana&Evans "Tertius" shaving soap. Seygus "Zeppelin" V2. Dorco Titan Stainless (5). Floïd Vigoroso. Last shave with the Zeppelin for a number of weeks: - Three razor heads are "on tour" along a couple of fellow shavers of Shaving Society. - This Zeppelin goes to Belarus for testing.
Seygus Zeppelin v2.0 with .7/.9 head. ATT Windsor handle. Even in this most aggressive configuration this a mild razor, much less blade feel than say a Gamechanger 84. It is however pretty effective and I enjoyed this first shave with it a lot. Some head to head comparisons to come. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
Last Saturday I received a package from seygusrazor: A titanium Zeppelin razor head - the Zeppelin V2.1. A few small modifications: - Short sides of the head changed, the short sides of the blade now completely within the head. - The long sides of the cap are not sharp any more. - Modified text at the underside of the baseplate. And a big modification: - The head is made of titanium i.s.o. stainless steel ! (head weights 25 grams). Together with the titanium Stork handle (Falcon) it looks fantastic.
It shaves even better than my previous (stainless) Zeppelin 0.7/0.7 - the added advantage is the reduced weight ...
For sure I do not love hefty razors. Today I balanced the stainless steel head with a long chinese resin handle. Seygus Zeppelin V2 Dual Personality Mild 0.3+0.5 is my favourite. Unfortunatelly, It did not go in production. Too mild for most. I'd prefer a lighter metal, as aluminium. And with a longer handle, as the last ones. The original of the V2 is a Above The Tie inspired short version. But this SS too, with the right handle, is not that bad at all. https://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/sos-july-2020.64370/page-86#post-1831049