So I am new to straight shaving. Been wet shaving with a safety razor for a while and I absolutely love it. The whole ritual and process and the satifactionof doing it the old school way has really become an enjoyable hobby for me. Plus it has been nothing short of a miracle for my sensitive skin that was prevoiusly tormented by year of mass marketing shaving crap. So I have a very strong feeling that I will love straight shaving just as much if not more.

So on to my question. I just heard back from my tax guy and it turns out my return is better than I had anticipated. Plus my 30th birthday is coming up so I have been planning on getting a basic Dovo straight/strop set from SRD. But now that I know I will have a few extra bucks, I was thinking that I might splurge and get a Thiers-Issard razor. I am fairly diligent at taking care of nice things and don't mind paying a few extra bucks for quality equipment if it performs well and lasts. Would it be pretty foolish to buy this as a first razor or would it be a fair investment (and nice treat for my 30th)?

Thanks,
Ryan