''Old'' Nacet Stainless vs new

[Medivh]

I saw a few discussions on a Facebook shaving group comparing both ''old'' vs ''new'' Nacet Stainless and most people find their sharpness identical, but the ''old'' ones seems to last a lot longer. Some claim to get around 10 shaves from the old ones and between 3-4 with the new ones, which is a huge difference.

Apparently, the ''old'' ones don't have the Gillette Nacet Stainless writings on the wax paper and in some cases they don't have the number 5 and the blade logo on the package, but as you can see from the photos, there are some packages that have the blade logo and the number 5 and still use the old wax paper without the Gillette Nacet Stainless writtings on them.

Can anyone confirm that there's a difference in either sharpness or longevity between both Nacet blades?

 

[flynshave]

Well hell's bells. I REALLY liked a Nacet sampler pack, so I ordered a 100 a few weeks ago. Looks like my sampler was the old style, 100-pack is the new. I haven't tried the new ones out yet, curious about anyone else's feedback.

 

[Kyle89]

I mean everyone is different in terms of blade longevity. Only way to find out is to get a bunch of both and experiment away. These blades have been pushed for literally 100s of shaves. I’m not even kidding

 

[Ketotrader]

I have both..
Am preferring the new...feels smoother and sharper...i chuck them after 4 uses so cant speak to the longevity

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[BigJ]

Wish I could help, but I only have the ‘old’ blades in my stash!

 

[ivan_101]

The whole story sounds to me pretty much like "the laser etched Astras shave differently than the printed ones" 2 years ago. I bought 30 of the laser etched Astras and they are the same.

 

[LMcC]

If there’s a difference, my preference is the new ones. As stated above, they seem smoother and sharper. But I suspect it’s in my head.

 

[sugardaddy]

I just did use number 373 on my old style nacet.

And while I don't plan on marathoning another Nacet blade nearly that far, I will be on the lookout for the new version and see if it feels a little different.

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[ivan_101]

373?
Is this some kind of joke?
You don't pull our legs?

 

[tube_guy]

I can notice a difference in many of the new Gillette blades when compared with older versions of the same blade. Unfortunately for me, I generally seem to prefer the older versions. Among other blades, I've compared the two versions of Nacets and I think the older ones are smoother, more comfortable, and longer lasting.

I've also heard that many people seem to prefer the newer versions of various blades. That means that there is likely a difference in the blades and which version is preferable is a YMMV thing.

 

[Barbarian80]

Interesting. I only have a few tucks of the old ones. i can easily get 10 3-4 pass shaves from a single blade. I guess i'll have to order some more soon.

 

[Slanterino]

Do they shave the same?

 

[Lefonque]

Nacet is a nice blade new or old.

 

[sugardaddy]

373?
Is this some kind of joke?
You don't pull our legs?

Not a joke.
I have videos of just about every shave.

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[xiletero]

Mine are 10 packs. Never seen the so called "new" w marked envelope. "old is good enough for me"

 

[ivan_101]

The 10-packs were intended for babers a few years ago. Something like a saloon pack. Not sure if they are still manufactured.

 

[alin]

I recently bought in Romania Gillette Nacet packed in 10 pieces in a package. The paper is not inscribed and there are Arabic letters on the package and it does not write the number of blades inside.
They look very good to me, but I don't know how to cut the old ones.

 

[ivan_101]

There was a 10 pack Nacet sold in the Middle East a couple of years ago.

 

[Mr Menthol]

I bought 10 x 10packs 2 years ago from Italian Barber. They have the arabic writing on the boxes

 

[Bill_G]

I still have a few blades of the old stock and recently bought a 100 of the new stock Nacet from Amazon. I can't find a difference between the new and the old stock. They are just as sharp and smooth as the old stock. As far as longevity is concerned I have not seen a difference. I can get seven shaves out of them before I toss them.