Originally Posted by
gugi
OK, I'll be the dissenting voice then - you've been at this for a couple of months only, so it is not wise to spend too much money on something you may not value so much down the road.
I don't find much too special about this set - it's different spine works (not even the full range of TI designs), but the scales are cheap plastic. I know it's functionally better than say horn, but it ruins the luxury factor of the set while horn wouldn't, and even (rare) wood wouldn't.
They may be executed better than the standard run of the mill though, that would be a plus and even though the pictures are made for marketing and don't show the workmanship well (I mean honestly) at all, I see some signs towards that.
I've always hated the heavy handed TI marketing of recent years, and do it with this one as well. In my opinion there is truly one special series that merited Pierre Thiers name and that was the one with blanks forged by him, which TI monetized well few years ago. But that's just my personal dislike and doesn't have much to do with the razors.
I would say at this point get one TI razor that really appeals to you. If you really like it get another one in six months or so and in a year you'll be in a much better position to know whether you really want to have a special set like this one.
BTW when I was new to this, a month or two, I really wanted a particular brand. Suddenly there was the opportunity to get an expensive razor of that brand and I did it - one of the best purchases I've made. But that's one of the finest crafted razors ever (TI aren't) and with very rare exotic materials - it was the quality and the exclusivity that justified not waiting until I was more experienced.