I'm no expert, but I would stay away from no name razors. If you don't know who made it, you can't have any idea of the quality and sometimes the steel is of lessor quality and the scales are added in Germany and they are called "Made in Germany" when they really aren't. Also, just because it's made in Germany doesn't mean it was made by a quality manufacturer.

Dovo is a respected brand and you should be satisfied with one once you are proficient with it. I would recommend buying from Straight Razor Designs so that the razor comes pre-honed and ready to shave with. If you get a better price from another seller, you can send it to Lynn or some other hone service to get it honed. Save the cost of a hone until you know you will like straight shaving. I have one hone so far and that is a Chinese 12K that I bought from Woodcraft for about $40 plus shipping and I took a dull vintage razor to passing the hanging hair test. It took an hour or so working with the 12K stone, but I persevered and managed to get it as sharp as most do here with a variety of stones. I have since touched up the edge twice with the 12K with just 15-20 round trip passes each time.

I'm not interested in restoration at this time so I don't think I will need a lot of stones. I will probably pick up another stone or two for work with the vintage blades I might buy in the future, but it will just be for minimum edge restorations not full blown honing.