Was considering purchasing a Merkur Progress after reading the many threads praising its shave performance. Well out of curiosity I looked on EBay and saw a gold one being bidded on by just two folks. Thought the price was reasonable and within my range so I waited till the last 5 minutes and placed a bid and won. By the way, this is my first purchase on EBay so I dont know if this was a case of Beginners Luck.
Anyway, it was delivered today and I just clean it up using dishwashing liquid and a soft toothbrush. Dont want to lose the red markings so I was very gentle in my cleaning. Then I shined it up with only a microfiber towel.
It came in a box and with the faded numbers of 520830. I may email Merkur and see if they can possibly tell me about its manufacture date. I dont know if I got a deal but Ive never had a razor quite like this. And yes to the question everyone ask about the white resin knob. I like it because it gives the razor a nice retro look. Also it feels very balance in my hand with just the right amount of weight in the head which I prefer.
Thanks for looking.
Anyway, it was delivered today and I just clean it up using dishwashing liquid and a soft toothbrush. Dont want to lose the red markings so I was very gentle in my cleaning. Then I shined it up with only a microfiber towel.
It came in a box and with the faded numbers of 520830. I may email Merkur and see if they can possibly tell me about its manufacture date. I dont know if I got a deal but Ive never had a razor quite like this. And yes to the question everyone ask about the white resin knob. I like it because it gives the razor a nice retro look. Also it feels very balance in my hand with just the right amount of weight in the head which I prefer.
Thanks for looking.
