When I started wet shaving way back in January, I bought a group of razors from eBay. 4 SE and the DE I wanted. I am much happier with the shave than using the Mach5 and convinced a friend to try one of the SE. I traded him a razor for a pack of SE blades so I could try them out too. WOW! Using a closed comb Micromatic the shave is so much smoother I can't believe it. I also tried a Gem Junior I have but only made it through half a shave. I really like this Micromatic, I may need to talk to my friend since he took my Open comb.