I haven't found a thread dedicated to various types of 7 O'Clock blades. What are the main differences found between the different types of Gillette's 7 O'Clock blades?
I haven't found a thread dedicated to various types of 7 O'Clock blades. What are the main differences found between the different types of Gillette's 7 O'Clock blades?
Are there any noticable differences in sharpness, etc. between the different 7 O'Clock blades?
In a nutshell, there are several varieties:
7 O'Clock Super Stainless - Russion blades in a green package. Good quality blades.
7 O'Clock PermaSharp - Indian blades in a green package. Very good overall.
7 O'Clock Super Platinum - Indian blades in a black package. Very good as well and a premium blade in India.
7 O'clock SharpEdge - Russian blades in a yellow package. Probably the best blade of the group.
I love the Blacks -- they are just really great blades for me. Yellows are pretty nice, and the Greens rank slightly behind the Yellows in terms of smoothness.
The blacks are a little pricey, but I would love to buy some in bulk.
The blacks are a little pricey, but I would love to buy some in bulk.
Yellow 7 O'Clock , Sharp Edge, are multi-coated and made in St. Petersburg Russia, these are great blades.
Green 7 O'Clock, Super Stainless, are uncoated and are also made in Russia. There is also a multi-coated version, Perma Sharp, that are made in India.
Black 7 O'Clock, Super Platinum, are platinum coated and made in India, these are also great blades.
To add to the confusion, Gillette has renamed the permasharp blade in India to Super Stainless in line with the Russian counter part. So no more Permasharp, only Super Stainless in the green box.
That's too bad because because I felt the Permasharp were a little better than the Super Stainless, not that it was a bad blade at all.
I'm sure the quality will be the same, it will just be confusing as to which version you are purchasing. If I now purchase Super Stainless from an on-line vendor, will I get ones made in India or Russia? If it matters to the individual, they will have to specifically request that information from the vendor.I have placed an order for a 1000 blades with P&G which should arrive to me next week. I would get to know. I think it is only a name change, they might not change the quality. Over time in India, Gillette is known to keep on changing brand names of blades perhaps to make them appear novelty. The black blades for example have been sold as diamond, ejtek and many other names in the past.