So yesterday afternoon I received a gold ball end tech that I bought on ebay and it is in stellar condition. I cleaned it up and this morning I gave it a whirl. I had previously only used a parker 99r and a weishi dorco razor. Both are tto razors, so the tech was my first experience with a 3 piece. I put in a derby 7am plus blade and used some preshave oil and maggards London barbershop soap on an omega boar brush. The tech was AMAZING. I now completely understand what the hype over gillette vintage razors is all about! 2 pass dfs with no irritation whatsoever. Finished with some clubman and BAM I'm looking and feeling great!