Yaqi Avanti "Progress clone"
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Thank you very much for your wonderful post, dear @Mr Konrad Dundee !
I just did a quick comparison of the Progress and Avanti blade gaps and it seems to me that the Avanti is more aggressive. Is that true?
Cheers!
At $165.00 the Chinese forgot their products are to be price points items, not offer REAL DEAL ORIGINAL PRICING.
See no reason even to think about buying this.
See no reason even to think about buying this.
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Dear Friend, from what I have read from the Testers, no it does not seem to be more aggressiveThank you very much for your wonderful post, dear @Mr Konrad Dundee !
I just did a quick comparison of the Progress and Avanti blade gaps and it seems to me that the Avanti is more aggressive. Is that true?
Cheers!
It just came out for sale to the public, I haven't tried one yet
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I actually preferred an Oliworks razorAt $165.00 the Chinese forgot their products are to be price points items, not offer REAL DEAL ORIGINAL PRICING.
See no reason even to think about buying this.
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Progress fans will get itAt $165.00 the Chinese forgot their products are to be price points items, not offer REAL DEAL ORIGINAL PRICING.
See no reason even to think about buying this.
Plus people who collect, and having to have one of everything made.
Well if you have Oli be happy they are over sure to relaunch.
I actually preferred an Oliworks razor
Well if you have Oli be happy they are over sure to relaunch.
Looks like an improvement on the blade clamping.
Progress
Yaqi
Progress
Yaqi
Without the white knob it is a hard pass for me 
There's no problem with an adjustable razor that costs 165 dollars, as long as it is not Chinese. In this case we can pay up to 400 dollars or more just for the "feeling of patriotism" and the stupid name of an aircraft. The machining marks?? In Chinese razors it's a lack of quality, in our American ones it's a charm, a signature of creation... in short, hypocrisy!
They seem to have done a good job but at $176 (tax included) not worth it. They seem to be taking advantage and it will probably work. Oliblade uses 304 stainless steel and the Yaqi 316.
Here's the thing though. If you look at that page, in various places it says "stainless steel" everywhere but then when you look down at "Material" it says "Zinc alloy+brass+aluminum". So what is it?
This is a huge pet peeve of mine, manufacturers and vendors that seem to think that "stainless steel" is just a vanity name for a finish, like "azure seascape" or "goldenrod" paint colors.
Maybe it's actually stainless. It should be for the price. But then why list zinc, brass, and aluminum in the materials?
They suck at making copy pasta.
Almost as nice as the real thing Seriously though it seems to me that with the blade clamping and baseplate they have borrowed heavily from Timeless.
Seriously though it seems to me that with the blade clamping and baseplate they have borrowed heavily from Timeless.
The Avanti looks great to me, and I love my Mergress XL's weight and how they shave. So a SS Progress should be great. The knob looks sort of like a Rocnel pattern. Apparently only 10 released in this first batch. I'm hesitant to spend so much on a Chinese razor, but who knows I probably will lol. I like my Oliworks adjustable, but it doesn't thrill me like it does some people. It shaves nicely but nothing superlative about it to me other than its potential rarity. The Avanti seems to be as good or better quality as other razors in the price range.
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I wouldn't say that Chinese made razors are bad, but they rarely make new razors great from the first try, so if you really want one I'd say wait until they release an updated and improved version. Just look at how many versions they made of their Gibbs clone, before making it good enough.
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