So I've been looking at this razor... 5/8 Giesen & Forsthoff TIMOR #306 "Hamburg Ring" - white celluloid : Shaving Shop - luxury classic wet shaving products - straight razors the 5/8 Giesen & Forsthoff TIMOR 306 "Hamburg Ring" - white celluloid.

There seems to be a bunch of conflicting information around the 'net regarding this razor.

So to un-muddy the waters: is this a good razor or not?

The other one I've been considering is a DOVO at about twice the cost. That extra sixty bucks would go a long way toward other shaving stuff (hones, paddle strop, etc), but if the Timor is a POS, I'd rather spend the extra sixty bucks on a decent razor (which I believe the DOVO is).

Reading and researching all of my questions seems to just bring up more questions.