1) All of the razors I have get me where I want to go, just differently. No one of them is inherently better at it. The difference in using them mostly lies within my wielding of them, coaxing out their best qualities.
2) Generally speaking, I prefer not to cultivate that level of attachment to things. At the end of the day, it's just a hunk of metal regardless of how much money I threw after it.
Btw, regarding #2, I absolutely understand and unequivocally support keeping and maintaining razors that may have belonged to someone special. In that instance, the object's value has clearly transcended whatever it was originally meant for.
My razors may not mean the world to me, but they just might end up being quite important to my son once I've departed.
I have a # of razors that shave similar but the most consistent and enjoyable shave would be my Vintage Star bar #4 lather catcher, Mfg 1919-20, I like using it with a new Gem Personna SS PTFE blade & it just ticks all the boxes most of the time for quality shaves and is a tame mid range razor that gives stellar close shaves!
(Old archived photo of my Star Bar #4 lather catcher.)
So it's been 12 months since I got my blackbird SS machined and I've gotten rid of all my other razors, except the Merkur Progress which comes out once or twice a month. I also picked up a brass blackbird from the BST so I'm extremely happy! The problem is that I'm so accustomed to the high...