I don't think there is much hype about them as far as how they shave goes. My guess is that they shave as well as any other well made razors that are properly honed. I mean really, my DD Special No1 shaves as well as my DD Goldedge yet if both were in similar condition one would be worth more than the other. The blades for both probably came from the same production source and were worked on by the same people. Sometimes the hype, read high price, has nothing to with how well a blade shaves.

Bob