Thread: Best Filarmonica: Sub Cero or Jose Monserrat?

Which one of these is a better shaver in your opinion? If I'm going to throw down some money I want to get the better of the two.

I only have one filarmonica, so cannot answer, but those who can will want a bit more information from you - what era are they? In general, a razor stamped JMP has a higher value than one made after his death (and therefore not stamped). Make sure you are comparing items from the same era

The Sub-Cero is a model, Jose Monserrat Pou was a person - there is no model called 'Jose Monserrat Pou'. Sub-Ceros were made both before and after his death, therefore with and without the JMP stamp. I have a Sub-Cero 14 with the JMP stamp that is a superb shaver.

The "Sub Cero" was a cryo-treated Doble Temple, the Sub Cero date from mid 1960s to the late 1970s I would personally go for a Doble Temple JMP or a Especial pre 50s or earlier if you can find a nice one.

Is the number the size of the razor, i.e. 14/16ths? I don't know much about them, I just would like to get a 7/8 or 8/8 without breaking the bank.

The number correlates to the blade width so a #14 razor would typically be 7/8" - 8'8", The #13 would be a 6/8", #12 5/8" and so on..