Thread: Dovo vs Wade & Butcher

if you had 155$ in your pocket and saw both razors at the same price...which one would you take???

this is my dilemma...please help

Whichever one you like the look of better- both will be well made razors, assuming they are both in good condition now.

Benjamin's answer sums it up. Both will be good, but it's really down to which you want more.

how about the quality??? from what i keep hearing dovo is pretty much the best (after thiers issard i guess)

Originally Posted by ri7ani

how about the quality??? from what i keep hearing dovo is pretty much the best (after thiers issard i guess)

Since DOVO and TI have a monopoly on current production, this is sort of a matter of raison d'etre. My belief is that many vintage razors are as good if not better.

Originally Posted by BKratchmer

Since DOVO and TI have a monopoly on current production, this is sort of a matter of raison d'etre. My belief is that many vintage razors are as good if not better.

They have a "monopoly" on current MASS production. Several other companies make razors periodically, Boker just started making them again, Henckels is having some produced but this may be under contract I don't know, Giesen & Forsthoff never stopped making them, Robert Klass turns out a batch now and then, and Wacker Rasiermesser makes high quality limited production razors. There are more and more custom makers in play too.

Is it a new Dovo? They're great (apparently, I don't have one), but vintages are pretty damn hot. Many would say better (myself included) but it's mighty subjective. Coming clean, personally I'd go vintage any day. Don't even have to worry about the big names, so long as the condition is right, they all seem pretty good.

Yep, Benjamin's just about covered it. That's a lot of Bucks to drop on a razor btu if you really want one or the other, go for it.

I have a Dovo Rennisance that I use daily, I also have a Wade and Butcher that is similar in size. Both shave GREAT, I use the Dovo more since it was new when I bought it and its what I reach for first. I tend to use the W&B on special occasions. No real reason, just nostalgic with its age I guess.

What one looks better to you.

The 155$ is canadian dollars not US.... approx..142$ in US.
the Dovo is new, the wade is not....but i swear that the wade is more attractive