alright i think you've all got me convinced, it looks like the NEW is a touch smother and more forgiving, so I'll try out the NEW SC.
Gillette NEW SC razors may be easy to find, or difficult. Being a brass razor, plating isnt an important factor and more cosmetic than anything, along with personal preference of course. The caps and handles should be red Brass, the bases yellow Brass.
NEW SC's were sold with I believe, one of five different caps. The correct SC cap offering the most blade exposure, and the other caps offering slightly less, with the Tech cap making it apparently, the mildest shaver.
I tell you this not to confuse, only to inform. Sorry for the ensuing confusion haha.
With any cap, it will be a somewhat mild, but very effective and efficient shave.