A small bit of background: I have pretty much every vintage Gillette razor ever made. If it's not in my collection, it's a variant of interest to collectors but not something that will shave uniquely. I have owned the Eclipse Red Ring, the Muehle r89 and a number of others.
A couple of years ago, I got the new version of the Merkur 37c. I had the older version at one point but traded it along with the Eclipse as they shaved identically for me but made my skin a bit too sensitive.
Since using the latest 37c, I haven't really used my other razors since. Whenever I try one of my favourite Gillettes ('40s SS, Slim Adjustable, '30s and '40s Aristocrat), I feel relief when I go back to my 37c. There's just something missing from other razors and unless I push a blade beyond it's limits, I never get a bad shave. It's smooth and mild like a SS, efficient like an open comb and never tugs. Perfectly smooth every time.
Maybe I've found The One. I'm going to try another couple of slants to see whether I just like slants more these days (sort of wish I'd kept the older 37c to compare) but it might just be that they'll sit in my draw unused along with about seventy years of Gillette history.
A couple of years ago, I got the new version of the Merkur 37c. I had the older version at one point but traded it along with the Eclipse as they shaved identically for me but made my skin a bit too sensitive.
Since using the latest 37c, I haven't really used my other razors since. Whenever I try one of my favourite Gillettes ('40s SS, Slim Adjustable, '30s and '40s Aristocrat), I feel relief when I go back to my 37c. There's just something missing from other razors and unless I push a blade beyond it's limits, I never get a bad shave. It's smooth and mild like a SS, efficient like an open comb and never tugs. Perfectly smooth every time.
Maybe I've found The One. I'm going to try another couple of slants to see whether I just like slants more these days (sort of wish I'd kept the older 37c to compare) but it might just be that they'll sit in my draw unused along with about seventy years of Gillette history.