New wizamet’s… I hope

[Mattie]

Hello all.

A few days ago, i recieved a new bunch of iridium supers.
I got them on eBay, from the seller Parfum lux, who i have heard should sell the real deal.

A few things puzzle me, the blades appear to have been made in january this year. I thought the petersburg plant had closed down.
The packaging is a little different too.
I would think these are fakes, however, they shave just as good as my older blades from 2019.
What are your thoughts? Are they real, or by some miracle, well shaving fakes?

The blue color is slightly lighter one the new ones.
Notice the wonky “1” in 2017 on the back of the new ones. Also the new way they put the manufacturing date.

 

[VerbaVolant]

...I thought the petersburg plant had closed down...

I heard Gillette is out, not that the plant is closed. Oh well, rumors...

 

[nav]

Hello all.

A few days ago, i recieved a new bunch of iridium supers.
I got them on eBay, from the seller Parfum lux, who i have heard should sell the real deal.

A few things puzzle me, the blades appear to have been made in january this year. I thought the petersburg plant had closed down.
The packaging is a little different too.
I would think these are fakes, however, they shave just as good as my older blades from 2019.
What are your thoughts? Are they real, or by some miracle, well shaving fakes?

The blue color is slightly lighter one the new ones.
Notice the wonky “1” in 2017 on the back of the new ones. Also the new way they put the manufacturing date.

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Are the glue dots the same on both blades?

 

[Mattie]

No, the older ones have two dots, the new have four.

 

[lasta]

If it shaves good, I wouldn't worry too much!

Good to know PPI is still pumping out blades. They make me favourites!

 

[ivan_101]

Those January 2023 blades are not fakes.

 

[Mattie]

Those January 2023 blades are not fakes.

Thank you very much for your reply. What makes you say this? Are there some tell tale things to be aware of, that show they are genuine?

 

[ivan_101]

Thank you very much for your reply. What makes you say this? Are there some tell tale things to be aware of, that show they are genuine?

Yes, there are but you need to have seen Gillettes and their fakes for decades. The folding, the printing, the fact there are no spelling errors. You said they shave the same. If they were fake you would feel the difference in a direct comparison, trust me.

 

[Goblin]

Ivan knows his stuff. He compares a lot of blades, including the same blade made in different factories or at different time periods. If he says they are genuine then that would be good enough for me!

 

[Mattie]

Ivan knows his stuff. He compares a lot of blades, including the same blade made in different factories or at different time periods. If he says they are genuine then that would be good enough for me!

That was definately my impression too, i was just curious to see if i could learn something

Thank you Ivan, your help is much appreciated!

 

[ivan_101]

That was definately my impression too, i was just curious to see if i could learn something

Thank you Ivan, your help is much appreciated!

You are welcome.
Could you show us the blade inside the wrapper?

 

[ivan_101]

I heard Gillette is out, not that the plant is closed. Oh well, rumors...

I doubt that plant will close.

It is very likely they will continue making the models for Russia only - Rubie and Sputnik. A member from Russia has shown here Sputniks made in June 2023.

 

[Mattie]

You are welcome.
Could you show us the blade inside the wrapper?

Yes, heres some pictures:

 

[ivan_101]

Yes, heres some pictures:

Thanks.

Come to think of it, the Iridium -Super is only currently made for Morocco. What if they continue making it at PPI since it is not for Europe / US.

 

[APBinNCA]

Thanks.

Come to think of it, the Iridium -Super is only currently made for Morocco. What if they continue making it at PPI since it is not for Europe / US.

What if they already are and are just using up packaging that they already have?!

 

[geneaut]

The box of 250 I got a year or so ago had production dates of 2020. I think I got them from Wizashave.

I picked up 60 from Razor Emporium last month and they have production dates of 2022.

I know I've used a few of the 2020 production, and at least for me they seem to be reminiscent of my Polsilver blades in performance and feel, but I admit I haven't done any real testing on them like Ivan has. I'm not sure I have any really old Wizamets still left put I'll look around.

 

[nav]

The box of 250 I got a year or so ago had production dates of 2020. I think I got them from Wizashave.

I picked up 60 from Razor Emporium last month and they have production dates of 2022.

I know I've used a few of the 2020 production, and at least for me they seem to be reminiscent of my Polsilver blades in performance and feel, but I admit I haven't done any real testing on them like Ivan has. I'm not sure I have any really old Wizamets still left put I'll look around.

Yup, 2019/2020 Wizamet feel exactly like the polsilver. 2021 onwards definitely shave differently for me, in a negative way.

 

[BigJ]

If it shaves good, I wouldn't worry too much!

Good to know PPI is still pumping out blades. They make me favourites!

+1!! Many of my favorites are PPI blades!!

 

[Mattie]

Yup, 2019/2020 Wizamet feel exactly like the polsilver. 2021 onwards definitely shave differently for me, in a negative way.

I really cant tell any difference whatsoever, its odd how much ymmv when it comes to blades and razors

 

[VerbaVolant]

I really cant tell any difference whatsoever, its odd how much ymmv when it comes to blades and razors

Shaving is a multivariable function. One cannot come to a sound conclusion by assessing the result of a shave while eliminating all other variables, but two. If you want a consistent result you have to consider all variables and work from there.
The blade does the cutting. If one cuts themselves it can only mean that the blade is sharp and it works as intended: to cut. Don't blame the blade, the singular variable, for the failure of all other variables.
And that is the meaning of YMMV, in this case.
My opinion, anyway.