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Weeeell. Just stay away from those Derbys. If they are the Extra variety. German Wilkinsons are not as sharp as the Rubie, so there should be improvement with them. Voskhod sounds like a really good idea.
I absolutely agree! I have Rubie and German Wilkies and I love them both...Derby Extra and Rockwell...no bueno!Weeeell. Just stay away from those Derbys. If they are the Extra variety. German Wilkinsons are not as sharp as the Rubie, so there should be improvement with them. Voskhod sounds like a really good idea.
The Progress has been around for 65 years. Now I understand why.
It's 65 years.Its no wonder the Progress has been around for 25 years...
It's 65 years.
Isn't the Parker with a higher profile head? Which will inevitably change the shaving angle, and also make reaching below your nose harder. Also I've read at least 2 reports of the Variant breaking after 2 or so years. Never had anything like that with the Merkurs.From what I have seen of reviews there isn’t a lot of difference between the Variant and Progress, so at least I’ll have a back up adjustable.
Thanks, you have talked me out of a Rockwell 6S, since I normally use a Progress on settings 3 to 4.
The Merkur Progress is next to my Rockwell 6S and my Muhle R41 one of my favorites and beyond any doubt one of the best razors ever made.
For the daily shaving I use the Progress on levels from 1 to 3. At these levels, the Progress is roughly on a level with the Rockwell 6S with the plates R3 to R5. From 3.5 we are already on the same level as the Rockwell 6S with R6 and from level 4 upwards the progress is already on the same level as the R41.
While I only switch the plates from shave to shave with the Rockwell 6S, I mostly use the Progress with the growth on Level 1.5 to 2, across the growth on 2 to 2.5 and against the growth up to level 3 to 3.5.
My favorite blades are the Voshkod, Gillette Silver Blue, Sharks, ASP and ***.
Thumbs of for a great Razor
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I really enjoy my Progress over the last seven years, but I have started to notice chalkiness on a small part of the threads on the post of the top cap that won't scrub off. I hope this isn't the beginning of the Zamac death throes spelling the end of the razor's life. Has anyone else experienced this?Isn't the Parker with a higher profile head? Which will inevitably change the shaving angle, and also make reaching below your nose harder. Also I've read at least 2 reports of the Variant breaking after 2 or so years. Never had anything like that with the Merkurs.
I really enjoy my Progress over the last seven years, but I have started to notice chalkiness on a small part of the threads on the post of the top cap that won't scrub off. I hope this isn't the beginning of the Zamac death throes spelling the end of the razor's life. Has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks for the good idea. I will give that a try before it next enters my rotation.Clean as best you can and put some paint or nail polish on it. That will keep the moisture out.