Simpson Centenary Edition Case and Berkeley Brushes Available...
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I was looking at the Sapphire 46 but it sold out and I am avoiding all Shaving related purchases in April anyways.
I recently received a Chubby 2 in Emerald and it looks killer. Emerald is a great Simpson handle colour.
The Case seems like kind of a weird brush to get an LE of, since my understanding was that its big selling point was that it was made to fit in the Simpson travel case, and spending a lot on a limited edition travel brush seems unwise. Then again, the Case does have a lovely handle... If I hadn't gotten one of the Centenary 46's, I'd probably be tempted to spring for one of the emeralds.
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The Case is one of several Simpson brushes that fit in the smaller travel case and is far from being their smallest brush. There have been several so called Limited Edition small Simpson brushes and I have a tortoiseshell Wee Scot that I use often. Many people regularly use what other regard as 'travel brushes' and an investment in them is no different to any other brush. That said, I find the latest Simpson handle colours rather lurid and was very disappointed with the centenary offerings and the recent black Friday sales.
If anyone is looking for a cool smaller Simpson brush, they just added 5 different coloured Case models and a yellow 46. A bit pricy, but the look cool and are very limited.
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Someone please correct me if I'm wrong here... but I believe that originally, the Case was the largest brush in what was the 'Wee Scot' series. There was a brush no longer made that was actually smaller than today's Wee Scot, then what we know as the Wee Scot, and finally the largest of the three, the Case.
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I agree that Black Friday 2020 was disappointing. I have gotten some extraordinary brushes at incredible discount over the years in the Black Friday sales- Dukes in silvertip and Manchurian, M7s in Manchurian, Eagles in Super... all sold at least 50% off the standard retail price. Last year's offerings were meager in comparison, and the discounts barely covered the increase in the cost of postage.The Case is one of several Simpson brushes that fit in the smaller travel case and is far from being their smallest brush. There have been several so called Limited Edition small Simpson brushes and I have a tortoiseshell Wee Scot that I use often. Many people regularly use what other regard as 'travel brushes' and an investment in them is no different to any other brush. That said, I find the latest Simpson handle colours rather lurid and was very disappointed with the centenary offerings and the recent black Friday sales.
I can't blame Simpsons for responding to the market in terms of handle colours. I'm pretty conservative and traditional that way myself, but as long as they continue making handles that interest me I have no problem with their electric limes and tie dye designs if that's what other guys want to buy.
EclipseRedRing
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I think that is correct. I have read that there was a Wee Scot Nano with 12mm knot and 34mm loft. Here is one branded for Hoffritz, not mine I regret to say.
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The Wee Scot Nano was super tiny. I asked Mark W. a few months ago if it would ever be rereleased and he didn’t respond. I would buy one for the novelty factor, but I can’t imagine how small it actually is in person.
I also found an old B&B post with the Case & Wee Scot side-by-side and yeah, you can definitely see the family resemblance.
As for the Wee Scot 1...I wonder if they'd be willing to re-knot one of those old tiny brushes. IIRC you can get Simpson to re-knot vintage Simpsons, but the WS1 is just so much tinier than anything in modern production.
As for the Wee Scot 1...I wonder if they'd be willing to re-knot one of those old tiny brushes. IIRC you can get Simpson to re-knot vintage Simpsons, but the WS1 is just so much tinier than anything in modern production.
The faux ruby, followed by the emerald, are spectacular handles! In 10 years time, for my 70th birthday, i may buy whatever ruby handle i find with the highest possible loft available in Simpson. Men in my family have lived through their 90s, so i think i will get 20 good years of use out of it.
Bit small for my preference, but those colours are beautiful.
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A ruby Polo 14 would be a pretty crazy brush.
I agree about the colours. Rudy is beautiful as is emerald. My Chubby 2 is emerald, but it was a toss up vs. Ruby. I only went with the emerald green as there doesn’t seem to be many Simpsons in this colour out in the wild.
A ruby Polo 14 would be a pretty crazy brush.
I agree about the colours. Rudy is beautiful as is emerald. My Chubby 2 is emerald, but it was a toss up vs. Ruby. I only went with the emerald green as there doesn’t seem to be many Simpsons in this colour out in the wild.
I don't care what handle, as long as it is one of these 2 colours and with a possibly high loft. Oh, so you have an emerald! Lucky man! The Emerald is wonderful too. If you can't have them all, one is enough. The Ruby and the Emerald, standout from the others. 3rd for me, is the Blue Sapphire, then the green medallion and last the Tortoishell or however it is written.
A ruby Polo 14 would be a pretty crazy brush.
A ruby Polo would probably look a bit like that ruby synthetic Colonel Simpson made for that one Italian shave store. Which looked pretty darn good.
What about the Harry Lauder?
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