Strange, that there is no thread here on the rather new Giesen & Forsthoff „Timor“ DE razors from Solingen. G&F is an old company based in Solingen, producing scissors, knives and straits. They used to offer butterfly razors too, but these are made in China. About half a year ago they hit the market with an „designed and made in Germany“ three piece razor.
This is coming in two different versions, as an Open comb and as a Safety bar razor. The heads are made of diecasted zinc or zamak and are very nice chromium plated. Quality is high and as good as the Mühle or Edwin Jagger razor heads.
Handles are made of stainless steel or wood and stainless steel. The stainless steel handles are available in both 80 and 100 mm length, while the wooden versions are available in 100 mm only.
Price here in Germany is on the higher end, the 80 mm stainless steel handles plus head costs 48 Euro. The longer 100 mm stainless steel handles costs 50 Euro. The wood/steel versions are offered for 75 Euro. Additional leather cases are offered for another 15 Euro.
Alas, the usual suspects like Connaughtshaving.com and shaving.ie are carrying the cheap chinese razors offered by G&F only, not these high quality razors. Here you’ll find them on the german Amazon site: http://amzn.to/1kLUVYo
I’ve used both the open comb as well as the safety bar, and all I can tell is, that it is a magnificent razor. The open com a little bit more aggressive than the safety bar, but still on the mild side. Yet both heads offer very efficient and good shaves. Craftmanship is excellent, the handles aren’t slippery, much to my surprise.
Here in Germany this is a real success among wet shaving aficionados, the shaving forums are full of very positive reviews.
Here you’ll see the OC with the short stainless steel handle and the safety bar with the Padouk handle:
This is coming in two different versions, as an Open comb and as a Safety bar razor. The heads are made of diecasted zinc or zamak and are very nice chromium plated. Quality is high and as good as the Mühle or Edwin Jagger razor heads.
Handles are made of stainless steel or wood and stainless steel. The stainless steel handles are available in both 80 and 100 mm length, while the wooden versions are available in 100 mm only.
Price here in Germany is on the higher end, the 80 mm stainless steel handles plus head costs 48 Euro. The longer 100 mm stainless steel handles costs 50 Euro. The wood/steel versions are offered for 75 Euro. Additional leather cases are offered for another 15 Euro.
Alas, the usual suspects like Connaughtshaving.com and shaving.ie are carrying the cheap chinese razors offered by G&F only, not these high quality razors. Here you’ll find them on the german Amazon site: http://amzn.to/1kLUVYo
I’ve used both the open comb as well as the safety bar, and all I can tell is, that it is a magnificent razor. The open com a little bit more aggressive than the safety bar, but still on the mild side. Yet both heads offer very efficient and good shaves. Craftmanship is excellent, the handles aren’t slippery, much to my surprise.
Here in Germany this is a real success among wet shaving aficionados, the shaving forums are full of very positive reviews.
Here you’ll see the OC with the short stainless steel handle and the safety bar with the Padouk handle:
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Anyway, the lady who sold me the razor was very knowledgable and helpful.
