Glad I didn’t get the knurled handle. The smooth one works fine and I don’t find it particularly slippery at all…besides it looks better. More Art Deco, like the Smart-Helix and the Lambda Athena. The shave is excellent and very intuitive for me…unlike the R41 to which it has been compared. Weight and balance are good and it’s very enjoyable to use. And yes, I could see using it as a daily driver w/o problems or concerns if that is the desired razor.