I tend to agree with you on the CB, but my pick is the Gillette Slim, which I used today for the first time on setting 9, and got a long lasting BBS. Almost as good as my R41, but without the fear and trepidation. The Slim was the razor I learned to shave with in 1962! I even bought a special edition Prospector Slim in Rhodium and 24 kt. Gold. Have yet to use that one, and may never get around to it.The Karve Christopher Bradley in brass, B or C plate. The most phenomenal shavers in our solar system.