The plate itself is safely stored inside a sealed plastic bag and accompanied by a branded blue piece of cloth. Presentation wise the base plate arrives in the usual, attractive black Timeless Razor box. With all that out of the way let's take a look at the new base plate. Once again - it's a subjective view so take that into consideration I will however also give a subjective comparison between the two base plates as they are as I know there are some people that felt that the OC plate was a bit too aggressive so this comparison might therefore be apt. The TR base plate that I received in 0.68mm is the scalloped safety bar model.Īs there will obviously be a difference between the base plates simply due to design differences (OC vs SB) I will try to focus on the differences that a decreased blade gap can result in. The TR base plate that I already own is their 0.95mm OC model. This write-up is to provide my personal first-impressions of this new base plate and I will be making some comparisons to their "Mid"-aggressive base plate (0.95mm). Introduced by TR this week here and you are now able to buy any of the three base plates with either 0.95 (Medium) or 0.68 (Mild) mm blade gap. I also ordered a Parker Variant to have a modern adjustable but have yet to try it out - so there is a little RAD in my mistercindy - I had one question, just from the pics of the Timeless, the razor head looks bulky to me particularly compared to other razors (save a Merkur Futur or something similar).This week I received one of the new base plates by - the 'milder' 0.68 mm blade gap version. (My normal is the ATT M2, Gillette 7OC sharp edge, Razorock plissoft, Proraso Red soap or ES natural shave cream, Thayers WH, Fine AS, and ES balm - although I travel a lot so that's usually when I use my other razors/blades. I have a variety of razors as I like to try different products, but like you and jcs266 I I find myself usually sticking with one razor, couple of soaps, and same aftershave/post shave routine. I went the other route and got an ATT razor, but frankly probably would have been easily satisfied with either. Timeless appears to be a quality razor with lots of positive review. Its a superb razor that ought to last a lifetime. My only quibble is that I'd like the barber pole design on the handle, but its only available on their 100 mm handle, but that is truly a quibble. The handle is good looking and makes for a sturdy grip. I love the look of the scalloped head with the open comb. The 85 mm handle, which is just a bit longer than the 34C’s handle, is perfect for me.Īs far as appearance, the razor is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. I've now had my Timeless for six weeks, and I've used it with several different blades (Kai, Feather, Gillette Silver Blue, and Astra SP) and soaps (B&M, MWF, and DR Harris) and the razor has been great. It took a half dozen shaves or so to dial the razor in. Over the next few shaves I realized that, with my 34C, I had developed the bad habit of pressing the razor to my face, so I made a concerted effort to simply let the razor glide with minimal or no pressure, and that took care of the raw neck issue. I still required three passes as with my 34C, and all was well except for a rawness on my neck that I’d never experienced with the 34C. But my first shave, with a new Kai blade, gave me a fine shave with no cuts or weepers. I definitely feel more razor compared to the 34C, and was certainly aware of the fact that I'd pay more for sloppiness than I would with my 34C. I took Matt's advice and took it slow, particularly for the first few shaves. Its a beautiful razor, and I love the matte finish. Based in no small measure measure to Matt's quick response (customer service is a big deal with me), I went with Timeless. 95 wasn't too aggressive, but that he tends to go slow just to be careful. 95 might be too aggressive compared to my 34C. I emailed Timeless about my concern that the. I'd been shopping for a stainless steel razor with more aggressiveness to replace my Merkur 34C, which was my first and only DE razor for about a year. 95 open comb, scalloped head, with the shorter 85 mm handle, and a stand, all in the matte finish. Let me start by saying that I am not a razor collector.
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