I only own vintage, some antiques. I agree that the history behind them adds something to what they are, as well as the exquisite craftsmanship displayed in some of them.

However, I have borrowed and used two modern razors, a Ralf Aust and a Revisor. I hesitate to call them "modern production" because they are made very much in the same way as a Solingen razor made 75 years ago and they showed the same level of craftsmanship as, say my Herman Mehl, Swedish Bengall, C.V. Heljestrand or Edaco. What I really liked about those razors is the fact that they are "living" pieces of history by craftsmen keeping the past alive, both by what they make (cut-throats) as well as how they are made.

Customs...I have seen a few I liked the look of (literally a few) but I never owned or used any. For me, no matter how nice a razor, it's still a tool. And I cannot justify paying that much for a tool. Also, a custom would have to be of the utmost quality to be comparable to a Revisor or Aust, as these are highly refined with impeccable grinds and finishes.

So I am tied between vintage and modern "production". Really, I consider them to be actually quite close in matters of what they are and how they were made, as well as being on opposite sides of the same coin where history is concerned; to me there hardly is a difference between the two (I don't include entry level Dovo's though - they are most definitely modern production in the full sense of the word, and not nearly half as attractive because of that).