my very first safety razor was a 1963 Gillette Slim DE and I rather liked it. my father used one for years and years as I grew up. I was in a forum and heard legend of the Micromatic and went to an antique dealer in town and found the SE (single edge blade) cutting machine for $7.00. I’m so glad I purchased the thing because after one complete nightmare of a shave (due to operator error/bad angles). I was talked back into the shaving den to have another go and . . . WOW! – the Gem Micromatic beats the Gillette Slim DE (double edge blade) all day, everyday, and twice on Sundays! I now own the 1912 model SE, the G-Bar model SE, and a host of others in all manner of brands, models, and function(s). Gem is in my humble opinion the absolute brand to beat in a side-by-side shave off! please don’t get me wrong . . . I love the romance of my Gillette(s) very much but the Gem(s) just flat out beat out their competition shave after shave. the below photos are of the 1912 Gem SE safety razor before the deep cleaning of the unit.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 22:29:44 +0000
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