Most expensive NEW LC?

[DrAwkward]

Someone just landed a sterling silver NEW apparently made for Cartier.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sterling-Silver-Gillette-Safety-Razor-/141100049580

Who got it?

 

[alex2363]

Sterling silver made for Cartier is most likely the reason and lastly the NOS factor.


Winning bid:
US $360.06
[ 41 bids ]

 

[alex2363]

Winning bid:
US $360.06
[ 41 bids ]

 

[Wes Murphy]

He should have given free shipping on that.

 

[DrAwkward]

He should have given free shipping on that.

Indeed.

I have been watching this item for a while now. It started out with a BIN price that seemed unrealistic to me. If I'm not mistaken, however, the final bid exceeded the BIN price!

 

[Bestarrkin]

Good price for a sterling razor. I once researched and found a silversmith for making sterling handle he said a price like a half amount of this. And the other half goes to the history and the rarity.

 

[Early Morning]

What exactly makes that a Cartier? I didn't see anything documenting the authenticity of that razor. The handle seems too nondescript to be Gillette and what would be the point in Cartier making a silver plated handle?

 

[Bestarrkin]

What exactly makes that a Cartier? I didn't see anything documenting the authenticity of that razor. The handle seems too nondescript to be Gillette and what would be the point in Cartier making a silver plated handle?

The handle is sterling and the head is silver plated ,my friend if he knows the material.

 

[DrAwkward]

What exactly makes that a Cartier? I didn't see anything documenting the authenticity of that razor. The handle seems too nondescript to be Gillette and what would be the point in Cartier making a silver plated handle?

No idea. The eBay listing said it was made for Cartier and implies that the handle is solid sterling.

 

[Early Morning]

The handle is sterling and the head is silver plated ,my friend if he knows the material.

Oh, for a solid handle, sterling would be fine I suppose, but it might be a bit impractical ... it conducts heat nicely though.

 

[MacDaddy]

What exactly makes that a Cartier? I didn't see anything documenting the authenticity of that razor. The handle seems too nondescript to be Gillette and what would be the point in Cartier making a silver plated handle?

There are plenty of other examples of sets similar to this one, made by third parties using Gillette heads. In fact, one very similar to this one just sold on eBay not that long ago:







It's much more common to see them with New Improved heads -- come to think of it, I can't say that I've ever seen one using a NEW head, which would give me some small amount of pause here. I would assume that the handle is at least marked as Sterling, and the case is very likely hallmarked with Cartier's mark, though why the seller wouldn't include a photo of that in the auction is also a little strange.

 

[Early Morning]

MacDaddy, I see something like knurling on the one you just posted. These are much better photos. It's plausible.

 

[Jeff_H]

It should arrive on Wednesday.








































Kidding. I'm kidding.

 

[DrAwkward]

It should arrive on Wednesday.
<snip>
Kidding. I'm kidding.

Ha! You completely had me. I was thinking of how to congratulate you on buying a Cartier NEW!

 

[alex2363]

There are plenty of other examples of sets similar to this one, made by third parties using Gillette heads. In fact, one very similar to this one just sold on eBay not that long ago:

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It's much more common to see them with New Improved heads -- come to think of it, I can't say that I've ever seen one using a NEW head, which would give me some small amount of pause here. I would assume that the handle is at least marked as Sterling, and the case is very likely hallmarked with Cartier's mark, though why the seller wouldn't include a photo of that in the auction is also a little strange.

On your link, theis case has a mark

 

[ERVARGASNY]

Nice looking set, Not bad in Todays Market? Also if it was a Gillette Set the head should of been made of Solid Sterling Silver?

 

[Harry Snider]

That is a pretty nice razor! I really like the handle!

 

[nemo]

Disgusting use of key words in the auction title: double ring, fatboy, fat boy, aristocrat, de, NOS, case
Really?

 

[GDCarrington]

All that being said, FT had nice taste in selecting a razor, or maybe someone had nice taste in selecting it!

 

[Super Speed 1953]

I wonder if the seller included a NOS vintage Palmolive shave stick?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/163769901/vintage-tallow-palmolive-shave-stick-nos?ref=shop_home_active