Merkur Vision

This is huge and aggressive, Merkur should have named it Mjölnir.

This was initially introduced in 1998 and discontinued in 2012. I'm not sure what Merkur were initially thinking and I guess they rethought things because for their standards that's a pretty short run. It was also pretty expensive when compared to other razors, even those in their range.

Its satin aluminium so that helps with the weight. It's continually adjustable and instead of numbers on the adjuster dial, it has V I S I O N to designate the divisions. A nice touch is that the indicator is the Merkur Logo - albeit small. When you insert a blade it's almost as though it swallows it. The head is big, so the normal tight spots are a bit of an issue.

 

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How does it shave
The "slim waist" does help but it's handle is still way too long for my personal preferences, its weight is fine. Once I get around the handle size, I do like the way that it shaves. It doesn't seem to be blade fussy and a 2 pass BBS is well within its capabilities.

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