The World's Most Expensive Razor for $30,000

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Sep 16th 2008 at 11:02AM

Hommage, the Parisian purveyor of luxury grooming equipment, skincare and spa services for men, has created a limited edition, platinum-sheathed straight razor using the same ancient layering techniques as the Crusaders' swords, for $30,000. Called the Damascene Razor, the blade is hand-forged in Germany with 128 layers of legendary Damascene steel, with a rose and torsion pattern. The sheath is plated in pure platinum, treated to resist tarnishing.

The razor comes in a lacquered gift box of Tanzanian anigré wood. The name Damascene is often attributed to the steel swords made in the vicinity of Damascus, Syria and first gained its mythical reputation during the medieval Crusades. According to Hommage, "the blade of a Damascus steel sword was said to be able to cut a piece of silk in half as it fell to the ground and was strong enough to cut through a rock without losing its sharpness." And now you can use it to get the world's most expensive shave.

Tags: Damascene steel, DamasceneSteel, Damascus, Grooming, Hommage, Platinum, Razor, Shaving, Sword

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Bill Sep 18th 2008 10:22AM

The steel on that blade looks amazing, but I don't know if I'm ready to go with a straight razor quite yet. I prefer the style of the Hommage Monaco that is featured on 3LUXE: http://www.3luxe.com/best_ofs/Razors/Hommage_Monaco_Groom_Center

It's got a great design and includes the razor, stand and most importantly, a badger hair brush. I switched to the badger hair brush a little over a year ago and have no plans on turning back... who knows maybe I'll give the straight razor a try soon.