Fillies, quality and price
Fillies are made from Toledo steel, the world's finest steel. It is the oldest steel in Europe dating back to about 700 AD. It is one of the greatest gifts that the Arabs gave to Spain. Palmera razors are also top shelf razors, very similar to Fillies but and less expensive. I would like to make a comment about razor prices. I don't subscribe to all the moaning, groaning, lamenting, weeping and gnashing of teeth about razor prices. I also don't subscribe to all the from ignorance commentary spewed out on this and other forums about price as if there is an intrinsic value in things. The price is defined by the marketplace in a free economy. I recently got some Fillies from a friend of leon who i believe is tcharah. These razors are in the most spectacular NOS condition that I've ever seen. So what are they worth, well some people here paid $300.00 or more for one razor. Personally I think that's a great deal because the razors are perfect and none will ever be made again. I bought a Peres razor from Lynn off this site. It is equally splendid and NOS, I only paid $50.00 for it. So you see, worth or value are relative terms and not absolutes. It's kinda like why are van Gough's paintings fetching hundreds of millions and mine aren't. The explaination lies in the minds of buyers not in the intrinsic worth of either painting. I actually prefer my paintings over van Gough's!