Palmera 7

These were made in Spain and are the least known and rarest of the Gibbs derivatives and as such they are extremely difficult to source.
Quality of the parts that touch you when you are shaving is pretty much on par with a Gibbs, but when you go under the head and get onto the stem area it becomes a "little rough around the edges". Nothing bad but certainly not the same as the top, which frankly speaking is all that really matters.
There are a few small machine marks which haven't been completely polished out, the values are stamped as opposed to engraved and they are not all complete as is usual with stamping but they are there and that, again is what really matters.
Balance feels about the same as a standard Gibbs.

The are a few anomalies with it.
The first is that the numbers go the wrong way and the adjuster wheel doesn't have a mark, so adjustment is really by feel.
The topcap is wide so that it completely covers the blade tabs and the two topcaps on my two razors are different widths.

As mentioned above, I have two, the first one, is the one in the images below and is in great condition.
The second arrived with a cracked handle which was epoxied onto the stem. It also has a bit of plate loss. I turned a new handle and twist knob for it and it's the one that you see in the SOTD pictures.

 

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How does it shave?
If either of my examples are anything to go by, the shave is every bit as good as a Gibbs AND it takes standard "non-modified" DE blades to boot. If you enjoy a Gibbs the Palmera 7 will not disappoint.

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