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david.the.marvelous

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  1. I've been straight razor shaving for a while and just like watches, it's addicting. Anyway, I've been lusting after a specific straight razor and I finally pulled the trigger on it. This is a Dovo Bergischer Lowe. It's a carbon steel blade (made in Solingen Germany) with a Spanish style point and has a dark handle made of buffalo's horn and 24k gold plated trim. Gorgeous and a great shaver! I can't wait to get it! I'll post some pics when I get it, even though this isn't a shaving forum. I got the second visible one from the left.  :clap2: 

     

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  2. I think it's awesome! Im having a wood worker make me a box made of African Blackwood. Do you think you could line and partition the inside of my box (3x2 partition) with a dark blue velvet interior? Of course compensation would be in order...let me know if this is something that you think you might be interested in doing.

  3. There's a time and place for straight razor shaving. I have a safety razor as well and I use that if I am hard pressed for time. I only shave about once a week though so I'm usually able to take my time and get a nice straight razor shave in on the weekends. 

  4. I've really been considering getting one of these for a while:

     

     


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    If you're going to straight razor shave, you want a blade from solingen germany. there are some really friendly forums where tons of people would be more than happy to square anyone willing to listen away :)

  5. The amplitude is a little high...I think you want less than 270. There's a thread in the main forum that says what the amplitude does but I think the dude that wrote it recommended you get watches with an amplitude thats less than 270...

     

    I just accepted a V2 wolf that had an amplitude of 318 and if I knew that you want less than 270, I probably would have asked for a different one. Other then that though, everything looks good to me. 

  6. Ordered a V2 wolf from Andrew and he sent me these QC pics. I was wondering if you guys would be so kind as to provide me with a different set of eyes. I'm going to ask him to send me a picture of the clasp while it is closed.

     

    Here's what I have so far.

     

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    Do you guys notice a few white-ish fragments around the 8 and 9 markers in the dial?

     

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    In the last two images, it seems as though there is a rusty piece where the bracelet meets the case back. 

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    The pearl looks good, the bracelet and case looks good...Overall it looks pretty good except for the rust and the fragments? Let me know what you guys think.

     

     

     

     

  7. Whoever is providing these images is not trying very hard to take clear photos. You should have the serial on the case back matched the paperwork as well. If it's a local buy, meet him at the an authorized dealer just to have them confirm that it's legit. It looks good to me, but he needs to provide side pictures and more detailed images of the dial. 

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