That is a beautiful razor. Im gonna copy cat and get the mother of pearl one. I bought my first razor without doing ANY research whatsoever. I didn't even know about this site. I lucked out and chose a Dovo but now that I look back at the haystack of crappy ones I chose that one over I realize just how lucky I was. You will really enjoy this addiction as others have said. Get some good soap and cream and try different pre and post shave products, it makes the experience all the better.