Hi everyone. I have ventured into DE shaving via a shavette (1 x new Dovo with Lord blades suits my face) and then SE shaving (3 x straights - but I might need to venture into honing and strop pastes to get these as sharp as I think they should be). I then got my other half to get me a Timor DE razor and some Gillette 7 O'clock blades for Xmas and I must say it's a quick shaver (maybe some blade alignment issues), but other than that it gives me a good shave single pass, and with another pass I'm pretty happy. Just the alignment issue and having to look at which side of the razor has a more exposed blade........or is this normal?
Anyhoo, I've been looking at date stamped Gillettes for a birth date razor (Preferably adjustable) and I have honed in on O 2 (2nd Quarter for 1969 as Birthday is June 1969) and it looks like TTO Black Beuty is probably......if not only, my best bet.
Do I have any other options for this time period and what sort of money £ or $ am I looking at having to spend?
Thanks Hishg. Much appreciated. I'll have a look on Etsy too! Have an eye on the bay for a coupleWe almost have the same birthday, I'm July 1969 and my birthday razor is an O3, I recently bought an O3 Super Adjustable from Etsy. Your other option is a superspeed. I've got a 1965 Superspeed which shaves very nicely and I'm pretty sure they were still around in 1969.
Thanks Hishg. Much appreciated. I'll have a look on Etsy too! Have an eye on the bay for a couple
Thanks Hishg. Much appreciated. I'll have a look on Etsy too! Have an eye on the bay for a couple
Thanks Scott and Hishg also.I'm sure I seen a O2 on ebay today
I've just bought two birthyears, the only two that were still being made in 85, a super adjustable and a black handle flare tip, both really good shaves although the quality of the metal on the head doesn't seem as good as my earlyer made Gillettes, just be patient with it, took me a while to find mine. Then got both within days of each other
Thanks Scott. I kind of missed a short handle on ebay that went for something like $23.50 for the razor, plus shipping form the states. Would have been happy to go to $30 on that one, but I was a little bit busy and missed the end of the auction. Condition looked pretty good.I've just bought two birthyears, the only two that were still being made in 85, a super adjustable and a black handle flare tip, both really good shaves although the quality of the metal on the head doesn't seem as good as my earlyer made Gillettes, just be patient with it, took me a while to find mine. Then got both within days of each other
I'm on the lookout for a 1985 F-1 razor for a coworker.
And where did you see them, Uncle?The thing about birth year razors is that for the most part you need to buy a US Gillette to get the exact date, which is great if you're American, less so otherwise. If I were you Steve I'd look at a British flat bottomed Tech with a fat handle from the late 1940s. The #44 set is a beauty, I've seen three unused ones go for less than £20 each in the last few months and they are superb every day shavers.