Yaqi Avanti. A Stainless Progress, finally....

[GlazedBoker]

There are a couple videos on YouTube on this creation from Yaqi named the Avanti. I won't go into the pros & cons of them nor how it was presented. However, I've always been intrigued by the potential benefit of one being produced in Stainless Steel by Merkur. That has never happened until now with Yaqi creating a replica of the much talked about Progress on its benefits and also its achilles heel of sub par metal (Zamak) and the corrosion that inevitably it will encounter through repeated use over time.

Have one on order just to see how it performs and if there truly is an added benefit to its performance other than knowing in this alloy it will & should most certainly last a few lifetimes.

Stay tuned....

 

[OrangeSport]

Interested to hear what it's like

 

[semajohn]

Certainly a lovely looking razor and I'll be interested in learning how it compares to the Progress.

 

[Anthorn]

Looks like yet another Yaqi clone gone mad on price. Yaqi Avanti on aliexpress £127.99 plus tax and shipping; Merkur Progress 500 at Maguire's Barbershop £52.49 or the longer handle 510 at £55 plus shipping. The question is whether stainless steel is worth paying more than double the price and whether Yaqi is better than Merkur?

 

[karlc]

Looks like yet another Yaqi clone gone mad on price. Yaqi Avanti on aliexpress £127.99 plus tax and shipping; Merkur Progress 500 at Maguire's Barbershop £52.49 or the longer handle 510 at £55 plus shipping. The question is whether stainless steel is worth paying more than double the price and whether Yaqi is better than Merkur?

yeh..it looks nice but the price puts me off.

 

[GlazedBoker]

It came in last week. Haven't shaved with it as of yet but, planning on doing so sometime in the week or next. Very good build quality that looks and feels as if it were done by more well known artisan razor producers like Timeless, Carbon, Blackland and a few others that escape me. Hell, one could say if Merkur had done it, many would say well done Merkur and wouldn't think twice about the price.

The hypocrisy runs a bit deep especially when it comes to products produced in China/Asia. Not saying that it hasn't been earned but, let's not throw the bath water out with the baby just yet.

A few pics below.