Blade confusion...

[texh]

i have few questions regarding blades i hope this forum members can answer.

- Personna reds and crystals are same blades? what about personna platinums (blue packs)

- feather black pack and yellow pack are same just packing difference as number of blades are different aswell?

- wilkinson sword india are saloon white packs i know but do they also come in blues pack which look quite like chinese wilkinsons.. >>Example<<

- whats the deal withh gillette super platinum.. there used to be 5+2 blade packs before and people loved those, now its different and the colours are different aswell and people dont like it that much. are these same exact blades? >>Example<<

 

[dangerousdon]

Ooh...good questions! Hopefully our blade master @Cvargo can stop by soon and answer some of these questions.

 

[Cvargo]

Personna reds and crystals are same blades?

Same Blade

what about personna platinums (blue packs)

Different than ones above, well made in different factory, some claim can't tell a difference. I feel the ones above a bit more smooth

feather black pack and yellow pack are same just packing difference as number of blades are different aswell?

Exact same blade. Different color packaging for different countries that they market in. Black usually marketed in Japan. Yellow everywhere else.

wilkinson sword india are saloon white packs i know but do they also come in blues pack which look quite like chinese wilkinsons..

White made in India. Blue made in Germany.

whats the deal withh gillette super platinum.. there used to be 5+2 blade packs before and people loved those, now its different and the colours are different aswell and people dont like it that much. are these same exact blades?

My understanding is that where the 5+2 blades where made Gillette closed down that plant... I could be wrong though. But I agree new ones are not as good.

 

[dangerousdon]

Wow @Cvargo !!! That is some service!

 

[NurseDave]

I don’t think I knew there were Wilkinson’s. Thanks for the knowledge there Chad.

 

[texh]

White made in India. Blue made in Germany.

My understanding is that where the 5+2 blades where made Gillette closed down that plant... I could be wrong though. But I agree new ones are not as good.

great striaght forward answers but 2 things.
1- did u saw the wilkinson example pic? i know the difference between wilkinson india and germany, the pic i shared is of india or china wilkinson so need to be sure.

2- so you saying new super platinums are not the same blades..? which blades you can compare these new super plats with?

 

[Cvargo]

great striaght forward answers but 2 things.
1- did u saw the wilkinson example pic? i know the difference between wilkinson india and germany, the pic i shared is of india or china wilkinson so need to be sure.

2- so you saying new super platinums are not the same blades..? which blades you can compare these new super plats with?

So Wilkinson Sword was acquired by Gillette as most know. My research a few months back is that Gillette has been embracing the Wilkinson name and making more blades under that name for different markets. I haven't used all the different packaging options but I am led to believe that all Wilkinson blades are the same EXCEPT the German ones as those ones are made in a different factory and some people prefer them. All other Wilkinson blades from what I have read come from the India factory and they are the same blade just packaged differently. I have nothing definitive to confirm all of this but this is my understanding and I believe it is correct.

The new Super Plats in my opinion are more closely similar to the Gillette SuperEdge (yellow packaging) but not as good as the older 5+2 blades. :-(

 

[texh]

its a bummer for me as gillette yellow dont suit my face.

All other Wilkinson blades from what I have read come from the India factory and they are the same blade just packaged differently.

from what i read was gillette has a factory in india and china and they both produce blades under wilkinson sword name but chinese ones are more sharper, which blade is smoother has mixed opinion

here is an example post where they are discussing wilkinson china vs india blades Indian Wilkinson Sword VS Chinese Wilkinson Sword Blades Review

 

[Cvargo]

its a bummer for me as gillette yellow dont suit my face.



from what i read was gillette has a factory in india and china and they both produce blades under wilkinson sword name but chinese ones are more sharper, which blade is smoother has mixed opinion

here is an example post where they are discussing wilkinson china vs india blades Indian Wilkinson Sword VS Chinese Wilkinson Sword Blades Review

Yea I have ran across that too, but I wasn't able to find anything through Gillette eluding to it. But it wouldn't surprise me. Personally I haven't really had a Wilkinson work for me.

I my opinion the best blades come from the Russian factories including the Gillette Russian factory.

 

[Bogeyman]

The Gillette Wilkinson Sword blade as made in China is an excellent blade!!! The version made in India is a rung under it in quality IMO. You can order a tuck for $1.00 from Maggard. Just remember to specify in the order comments that you want the version made in China. It's just as good as an Astra SP if not a tad better IMO.

Gillette Wilkinson Sword Double Edge Razor Blades, 5 Blades

Made in ChinaContains 5 Blades.

www.maggardrazors.com