Originally Posted by
gugi
There is too much distortion through hype. With Puma, for example [...] The standard 8/8 W&Bs are also overhyped in my opinion, but there's plenty of them, so the steady supply allows new guys to keep chasing them and eventually get one, and when they post it as an accomplishment the next new guys start looking for theirs and so on. If they dry up in few years the hype will probably subside like it did with the puma golds.
Now, a 8/8 puma is to me far better proposition than a 8/8 w&b. It's much better craftsmanship, far more rarer (may be more than a reaper) and to me a better shaver. However, I find 8/8 a bit too big, so I'm happy to have only a few examples of the size just as a variety and can be very picky about them.