GEM=DS-D2=SR
- Thread starter Seaotter
- Start date
Don’t know if they’re the Ultimate, but I enjoy my Micromatic Open Comb bunches
What blade did you use?
- Thread starter
- #4
A GEM bought in a pack of ten at CVS.
Yes. MMOC is the best razor in my collection. Effortless shaving, truly!
Thanks. I used the ones from the ‘zon in my MMOC and it was like using a paint scraper.
This is what you want:
A lot of us think so, yes. Excellent razor, built like a tank, and TTO years before Gillette.
You can expect to get 8-10 or more good shaves per blade, another benefit of SE shaving.
I find the Gem MMOC and the Gem Clog-pruf to be better for my tough whiskers, than the slightly too mild Flying Wing, AKA the Bullet Tip. Outstanding shaves.
I used the red label ones. After a few rough shaves I sent it to the showers. Maybe a dud blade.
- Thread starter
- #12
Be sure you buy a blade such as GEM made for shaving. Other blades are designed for handicrafts and won’t give any sort of acceptable shave.
For sure. I bought the ones pictured
I own maybe 20 safety razors (SE, DE and injector) and the GEM MMOC is my favorite. Great combination of efficiency and safety from nicks and weepers. The thicker SE blades definitely help. TTO is a nice bonus. Hard to say never, but I can't see going back to DE razors. Might use injectors occasionally to give my MMOC a brief rest.
Chandu
I Waxed The Badger.
The rigidity of the SE blades is something else. It makes for a different shave, even than tightly clamped DE razors. I have a Gem Jr, I like a lot.
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Gem made some awesome razors and have used all the different models with great pleasure. I got involved collecting and using them 2+ years ago and they are just as good as some of the most expensive modern models out there.
In the early days of safety razors the new products that were designed for those time periods went through a gauntlet of testing and reviews before the products were presented to the general public.
Here is a thread for more information and history of the Gem, Everready, Star razors(ASR) if your interested.
www.badgerandblade.com
In the early days of safety razors the new products that were designed for those time periods went through a gauntlet of testing and reviews before the products were presented to the general public.
The razor you have was designed to Twist to open(TTO) and was the first production TTO razor in the USA & world and 4 or 5 years ahead of Gillette's TTO even hit the market for sale. The MMOC was produced from 1930-1941 with a few different variants. The Micromatics more than likely saved American Safety Razor Corp(ASR) from the depression of the dirty thirties.
Here is a thread for more information and history of the Gem, Everready, Star razors(ASR) if your interested.
Gem Razor Models
I used two newly acquired razors this morning. Unfortunately today's was far from a good shave. I'm confident it is not the razors that are at fault. I believe it was a combination of sub par lather and my last shave although feeling very CCS, leaving my neck a little bumpy, also even though I...
www.badgerandblade.com
Thanks for the GEM information and on the MMOC in particular. The MMOC definitely is my favorite of my 19 razors.Gem made some awesome razors and have used all the different models with great pleasure. I got involved collecting and using them 2+ years ago and they are just as good as some of the most expensive modern models out there.
In the early days of safety razors the new products that were designed for those time periods went through a gauntlet of testing and reviews before the products were presented to the general public.
The razor you have was designed to Twist to open(TTO) and was the first production TTO razor in the USA & world and 4 or 5 years ahead of Gillette's TTO even hit the market for sale. The MMOC was produced from 1930-1941 with a few different variants. The Micromatics more than likely saved American Safety Razor Corp(ASR) from the depression of the dirty thirties.
Here is a thread for more information and history of the Gem, Everready, Star razors(ASR) if your interested.
Gem Razor Models
I used two newly acquired razors this morning. Unfortunately today's was far from a good shave. I'm confident it is not the razors that are at fault. I believe it was a combination of sub par lather and my last shave although feeling very CCS, leaving my neck a little bumpy, also even though I...
Similar threads
