Thread: Legrelot 1/4 grind

The fancy horn ones are in the range of what the nice B&B ones are costing - so you're just paying for the nice scales.

The basic platic le grelot's are about $170 which is a really nice deal in my view for a great razor, but that's a lot less than the B&B version or the fancy rasurpur horn versions.

Originally Posted by loueedacat

The fancy horn ones are in the range of what the nice B&B ones are costing - so you're just paying for the nice scales.

The basic platic le grelot's are about $170 which is a really nice deal in my view for a great razor, but that's a lot less than the B&B version or the fancy rasurpur horn versions.

Rasurpur's prices are in Euros, B&B's in USD! Euro 215 for horn scales is > 300 USD, B&B's razor will be about 250 USD IIRC.

Concerning the prices displayed on Martin's site, I think they include the EU taxes. So if you want the price without them, you have to take almost 20 % off the prices displayed (if you want to ship to the US you will have to pay the US taxes, not the EU ones... and with luck, it could go through the customs unnoticed)...

So the price with the plastic scales (and belive me they are very good ones) would be around 92 euro (142$) without shipping. I think it is not asking too much for it...

To be fair to the B&B version, they will also have a mirror polish. A trait I could take or leave, but it certainly increases the cost.

The price for any of Martin's pink scales models though TI blades are 200euros with VAT excluded for export. At the current exhange rate that translates to about $310 plus shipping and possible US customs fees. The B&B LE is a good value at $260.

Originally Posted by CloseShave

The price for any of Martin's pink scales models though TI blades are 200euros with VAT excluded for export. At the current exhange rate that translates to about $310 plus shipping and possible US customs fees. The B&B LE is a good value at $260.

The B&B LE is a very good value, nobody is saying otherwise (I'm not sure the definitive price has been given yet...) but it is not the same razor as the TI Martin is selling with pink scales:
- the B&B is a 1/4 grind blade and the TI is a full hollow
- both have mirror polish but the TI has an etching
- the blade of the TI is - if I'm not mistaken - one cm longer than the B&B...

The bad thing is that the EURO is soooo damn strong we are just loosing at the current exchange rate...

Originally Posted by Ockham

Concerning the prices displayed on Martin's site, I think they include the EU taxes. So if you want the price without them, you have to take almost 20 % off the prices displayed (if you want to ship to the US you will have to pay the US taxes, not the EU ones... and with luck, it could go through the customs unnoticed)...

So the price with the plastic scales (and belive me they are very good ones) would be around 92 euro (142$) without shipping. I think it is not asking too much for it...

This is correct. The Le Grelot from Martin is cheaper than one might think because texes are taken out - I actually almost jumped out of my chair I was so happy when I got the paypal bill because it was far lower than I expected taking the Euro price and running the exchange rate. So in the end the horn LG on Martin's site are I think very roughtly similarly priced to the B&B I think. I think both are very good deals, so I echo whomever said no one is saying the B&B isn't a good deal. My only point was if you want a cheap LG get the plastic ones from Martin, if you want horn or pink ivory you'll pay more for the nice scales (duh), but I think it's worth it and would get the horn ones myself if I hadn't just bought two razors. But bottom line is it's a great razor no matter what it's scaled in.

By the way, the Martin Le Grelot may not officially have a mirror finish but I think it's close - it's a very nice clean looking mean shaving blade.

Originally Posted by Ockham

The B&B LE is a very good value, nobody is saying otherwise (I'm not sure the definitive price has been given yet...) but it is not the same razor as the TI Martin is selling with pink scales:
- the B&B is a 1/4 grind blade and the TI is a full hollow
- both have mirror polish but the TI has an etching
- the blade of the TI is - if I'm not mistaken - one cm longer than the B&B...

The bad thing is that the EURO is soooo damn strong we are just loosing at the current exchange rate...

The pink ivory razor on Martin's site is a new grind high carbon TI blade, much like the silverwing, but with a slightly lower (but still very high) hard rating than the silverwing. It has nothing to do whatsoever with Le Grelot. Except that like the LG it makes me drool.

1st shave with the 1/4 grind LeGrelot this morning:

FANTASTIC!

Loved the thumbnotch grip. Loved the heavy grind, the razor seemed more "forgiving" than a thinner grind.

For those of you out there without one, go BUY ONE!

The basic model LeGrelot kicks azz, no need for fancy scales, mirror finish, etc (OK< if you can afford it, go for it! Who am I kidding?) But really, this seems to be an excellent razor addition to my small rotation (5 razors currently...)

I bought mine two two weeks ago, and it was $175USD delivered.

You guys are really pushing my RAD bad! ;-)