All those beautiful pics of the the Timeless finally got to me. Had to have one.
It arrived last night, and I was ready for it.
Comes in a nice presentation box with a small microfiber cloth for polishing.
My first impressions: the size and heft is substantial, but not weird, out of balance, or "too much" in any way. It fits in my hand nice, and the balance is good. This thing is a work of art, and machined quite nicely. Everything fits together perfectly, and the handle threads on as smooth as butter. There's absolutely no slop anywhere. It's quite obvious that somebody did their homework before they started cutting razors out of blocks of metal.
The baseplate supports the blade all the way across (i.e. no gaps in the support) and matches (or comes very close, to my eye) the top cap, where it holds the blade behind the cutting edge, giving a very rigidly held blade. This is something I personally prefer, and one of the big reasons that Timeless was a contender for me.
I've only used it once, so I am not ready to make any big proclamations or anything, but it was a very nice shave. Something I had asked about in other threads was how it compared to a Tech, as the way the head looks on the Bronze makes me think it would be kind of similar. It is kind of similar, and not an unfair comparison, but the weight and construction of the Bronze lends itself to more efficient shave, I'd say. (For the record, I really like Techs.)
So last night for the first run, I had 48 hours of growth (thick hair, dense growth pattern) to be shaved. Showered, lathered with the L&L, and did WTG and XTG passes (this represents the most common usage for me). I had a satisfactory DFS (again, this is representative of what I strive for and get from my usual shaves). There was no irritation in the usual difficult spots. As I write this, approx 14 hours later, my throat is absolutely irritation- and blemish-free, which is not always the case. Sunday-Thursday nights I shave every 24 hours, and towards the end of the week I'll start noticing some hot-spots if I've been too aggressive, so I'm going to be paying attention to that.
Overall, quite pleased with the performance.
I will only use this razor for a while to see how I can dial it in, and really get to know it. I'll periodically update this thread with my on-going opinion.
It arrived last night, and I was ready for it.
Comes in a nice presentation box with a small microfiber cloth for polishing.
My first impressions: the size and heft is substantial, but not weird, out of balance, or "too much" in any way. It fits in my hand nice, and the balance is good. This thing is a work of art, and machined quite nicely. Everything fits together perfectly, and the handle threads on as smooth as butter. There's absolutely no slop anywhere. It's quite obvious that somebody did their homework before they started cutting razors out of blocks of metal.
The baseplate supports the blade all the way across (i.e. no gaps in the support) and matches (or comes very close, to my eye) the top cap, where it holds the blade behind the cutting edge, giving a very rigidly held blade. This is something I personally prefer, and one of the big reasons that Timeless was a contender for me.
I've only used it once, so I am not ready to make any big proclamations or anything, but it was a very nice shave. Something I had asked about in other threads was how it compared to a Tech, as the way the head looks on the Bronze makes me think it would be kind of similar. It is kind of similar, and not an unfair comparison, but the weight and construction of the Bronze lends itself to more efficient shave, I'd say. (For the record, I really like Techs.)
So last night for the first run, I had 48 hours of growth (thick hair, dense growth pattern) to be shaved. Showered, lathered with the L&L, and did WTG and XTG passes (this represents the most common usage for me). I had a satisfactory DFS (again, this is representative of what I strive for and get from my usual shaves). There was no irritation in the usual difficult spots. As I write this, approx 14 hours later, my throat is absolutely irritation- and blemish-free, which is not always the case. Sunday-Thursday nights I shave every 24 hours, and towards the end of the week I'll start noticing some hot-spots if I've been too aggressive, so I'm going to be paying attention to that.
Overall, quite pleased with the performance.
I will only use this razor for a while to see how I can dial it in, and really get to know it. I'll periodically update this thread with my on-going opinion.
