Blade longevity and "end" of Polsilver

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I'm down to my last five tucks of Polsilvers, as it turns out the second 100 batch I bought a few years ago were the now notorious fakes. Luckily, I've moved towards getting around 10-20 shaves per blade, following the Excalibur Club antics of other forums of going long on blades. Turns out - for me - my shaves get better and better and smoother the longer I go - no more 1 and done of my early years!

So, in about a year, I'll need to find a new blade, that has good longevity. The usual grail of sharp but smooth, and with good mileage.... Any ideas? Do others follow the Excalibur lifestyle here?
 
Give these a try. You may find they're the same blade:

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Sharpest, smoothest and longest lasting Gillette blade. These are Arabic Moroccan new stock, packaging different from NOS blades- No "10 Zyletek" in front top left corner of pack. Made by Gillette in Russia. Each Pack contains 10 individually wrapped blades. Please select from dropdown for no...
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I have a few favourite blades, but for longevity it has to be Baili Platinum (green wrapper) for me. After 14 or 15 shaves I get bored, because I have so many other blades to go through. Since ebay stopped selling blades it's become difficult to buy the less obvious ones, but I can still buy the Baili from Aliexpress.
 
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Boycie83 said:
Give these a try. You may find they're the same blade:

bigdealsmart.com

Wizamet Iridium Super Double Edge Shaving Blades | Arabic Moroccan Pack

Sharpest, smoothest and longest lasting Gillette blade. These are Arabic Moroccan new stock, packaging different from NOS blades- No "10 Zyletek" in front top left corner of pack. Made by Gillette in Russia. Each Pack contains 10 individually wrapped blades. Please select from dropdown for no...
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AFAIK the new Wizamets are not supposed to be the same blade as the old Wizamet which was reportedly the same blade as the old Polsilver SI. I saw something on B&B where someone had taken pictures of the edge/grind and they looked different to my eyes. It might or might not make a significant difference, but YMMV.

BBS said:
I'm down to my last five tucks of Polsilvers, as it turns out the second 100 batch I bought a few years ago were the now notorious fakes. Luckily, I've moved towards getting around 10-20 shaves per blade, following the Excalibur Club antics of other forums of going long on blades. Turns out - for me - my shaves get better and better and smoother the longer I go - no more 1 and done of my early years!

So, in about a year, I'll need to find a new blade, that has good longevity. The usual grail of sharp but smooth, and with good mileage.... Any ideas? Do others follow the Excalibur lifestyle here?
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I can get at least 10 shaves from my favourite Russian Gillettes. When the blade is brand new maybe I could tell the difference between a Nacet, Permasharp and Polsilver SI. After a few shaves (when I think the blade is better than brand new), I don't think I could tell a difference. So I'd recommend trying those and the Indian made 7 O'Clock Super Platinum, which lasts a really long time as well. The Indian made 7 O'Clock Permasharp is as sharp as any blade they make and it's worth trying.
 
BBS said:
The thing about longevity, to me, is just....using the blade for longer and resisting the urge to change it out. Not that you shave "better" or different etc
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Exactly. Most blades are sharp enough to start with; the question is how many shaves before it is no longer sharp enough to do the job.
 
Ebberman said:
Almost any blade can last me a week. That is not longevity. 15 to 20 shaves is longevity.
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I've said that I use them for a week not that they last that much. They can easily be used more. I just don't like swapping blade from one razor to another so when I get bored of one combo I switch blade and razor.
 
donnie_arko said:
AFAIK the new Wizamets are not supposed to be the same blade as the old Wizamet which was reportedly the same blade as the old Polsilver SI. I saw something on B&B where someone had taken pictures of the edge/grind and they looked different to my eyes. It might or might not make a significant difference, but YMMV.



I can get at least 10 shaves from my favourite Russian Gillettes. When the blade is brand new maybe I could tell the difference between a Nacet, Permasharp and Polsilver SI. After a few shaves (when I think the blade is better than brand new), I don't think I could tell a difference. So I'd recommend trying those and the Indian made 7 O'Clock Super Platinum, which lasts a really long time as well. The Indian made 7 O'Clock Permasharp is as sharp as any blade they make and it's worth trying.
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I've invested in a tuck of 10. For £2.50 incl postage, great deal and had to resist the 100 or 250 on offer till I try them!
 
gile said:
I've said that I use them for a week not that they last that much. They can easily be used more. I just don't like swapping blade from one razor to another so when I get bored of one combo I switch blade and razor.
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I see your point. I find it interesting to know which blades can go the distance. Supermax blue wrapper give me two shaves so, although I paid £8 for 200, I find them a false economy and wouldn't buy them again.
I don't mind swapping razors and using the same blade, since I have to take apart the razor to dry it and remove the blade anyway.
 
Ebberman said:
I see your point. I find it interesting to know which blades can go the distance. Supermax blue wrapper give me two shaves so, although I paid £8 for 200, I find them a false economy and wouldn't buy them again.
I don't mind swapping razors and using the same blade, since I have to take apart the razor to dry it and remove the blade anyway.
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I've tried few times to see how long they can really last but got bored after 10 days of using the same combo.
 
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