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Yes. I think they still produce the 88, but appearance has changed over time. Today the serration consists just of a few lines.
This one already (one of the others from that auction) had a different (though interesting) serration and the blade is done the way they do it today:
Letters and ornaments are being etched into the surface and on top of that gold is being electrolyzed using a more or less simple mask.
Under certain light or point of view only the mask is visible, which - to me - actually looks quite cheap.
I would almost be willing to bet that your razor is an older one and was made by Dorp and Voos while the second one is newer and was made by Fritz Bracht. If that is true then over time they might likely have used much simpler decorations and methods to keep costs down and that is discounting the loss of craftsman skilled enough to do a certain level of work also. I like you would prefer your razor too.
Bob