One thing everyone has to keep in mind though is the ops titan was $30 shipped from china. Where is there a brand new razor for this price point? It has flaws sure. But so do a lot of other makers and for 5x the price. For whatever it's worth you could shave your face daily for a lifetime with one. You can do the same with a vintage or other new maker. So end of the day it doesn't really matter utility wise. I've had a few. The scales are like knife scales. They shave well because I honed them to my liking. VG 10 Japanese stainless is what they said. I didn't bother to test it. Lol. Not knocking vintage or new either. Your money your choice is what I always say. Some guys would never use an old vintage because they're afraid of getting ebola or something. (Not a chance sanitize is very easy). But that's people for you.