Rex Supply Co. Ambassador Adjustable Double Edge Safety Razor 

Happy to hear :)

@@rexsupplyco as an update, this razor has grown on me over one month. Now I like it much better than I did at first. During this time I have also been shaving been shaving with the Tatara Masamune and Muramasa. The Muramasa is a completely different type of adjustable safety razor which I also like. As my DE shaving technique improves so does my appreciation for the Ambassador. Before Thanksgiving dinner I used the entire range of adjustability for a smooth, quick two pass shave. Works great. Looks great. Priced right. Get one.

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That is hella expensive.

how do you like the rex ambassador gonna get one my self

Hot waters dish detergent and an old toothbrush

Same.

HI i have to agree with you! fine looking razor well designed but out of my price range!

Roger Dodger! Shipping notification just came in less than an hour ago, so my Ambassador will be making it's way up to Palomar Mountain and will be in my hands any day now! After seeing this razor in person at the last Shave Convention in Pasadena I just HAD to pull the trigger in spite of recent vows to abstain from any new razor acquisitions. Matt and his crew have outdone themselves, and such a fine bunch of "regular" folks to deal with is VERY refreshing in this day of unfortunate mediocre and disappointing service and products.

Eric Wormstead JR only time I would buy this is if I sell all my current razos . I can’t see myself spending $200 + on a razor. I can’t see myself selling my FatBoy, Slim, BlackBeauty, or Variant plus all my other razors just to get this. Don’t get me wrong it’s a beautiful razor it’s just too expensive for me. And I don’t understand how people would buy The Rex Ambassador and have a bunch of other razors. I can see if they have the Rex along with 2-3 other razors, but having it thrown in a rotation with 20 other razors is a waste. If I bought it , it would be my daily driver. And like I said earlier, if I had to pick two or three other razors to keep along side the REX I’d choose my..... 1964 Slim Adjustable Muhle R-41 And Either my 1959 FatBoy for Collection Purposes or my RazoRock SLOC

@@magnoliamike I did sell my Fatboy, variant and fine marvel for it.

Eric Wormstead JR lol what are the odds?! Smart guy

Zoom 111 REX is our company name. Ambassador is our first razor model. One of many models to come. We thought it could be an Ambassador into the shaving world - showing people what we are all about!

Todd F custom case coming down the pipeline. :)

I’d love a case for mine too!

Potter tons already was in January. Any customers with original ones can contact us for a free swap.

RazorEmporium Nice work. :) Is it possible to know what the first batch number was for the ones that were updated?

No. That is milled and filled with enamel paint. Like a Gillette toggle.

@@rexsupplyco nice!! Asked this before I bought one. But thank you for the personal explanation.

How did it go

because everyones faces/growth are the same. 🙄

Yes, normal. That’s what I have heard.

Mars1313 link?

@@rexsupplyco on his site google adjustable razor

Guess what arrived today (Sunday 9/24/17)? #RexAmbassidor #17 is in the house!

2 Shaves in, great razor!

Guy Fisher it does not. However we addressed this issue in January. Any razors made before N1 date code on the bottom can contact us for a free upgrade of the improved component. No accidental turning now.

Would please elaborate on what was changed to prevent the accidental turning?

Ever wonder why there is no other American made adjustable razors in stainless steel? Because price IS the obstacle. Period. Comparing Zinc razors like the Merkur Progress to a Stainless Steel milled razor is like comparing a Kia to a BMW. Yes they both will shave you but many people care about quality. We have no problems selling them in fact we can barely keep them in stock. It's ok that it's not the razor for you.

​@@RazorEmporium Everyone cares about quality and insinuating I or any other wet shaver who takes issue with your price point doesn't is both disingenuous and insulting. I never attacked the quality of the razor just what you deemed an acceptable "cost or price" for the quality with little to no explanation other then "stainless steel", "made in America", and "Modern manufacturing methods", it's an exsisting design so right there the R&D cost is going to start out low as its not a ground up build. Also I did have a stainless razor mentioned in my first post the $132 Rockwell 6S 3pc. Adjustable. sure it's not a twist type adjustable but it is stainless so it wasnt just comparing Kia's to BMW's, I offered a quality non-stainless and a quality stainless razor for price comparisons both of wich the Rex was double the price of if not more. So please help me understand where the high cost in your razor is, dont just come at me with "yes both will shave you but many people care about quality" or "it's ok if it's not the razor for you" stuff, and weather you're selling them good or not when you price a razor like this it opens the door for other companies to start doing the same and that's not where I want to see wet shaving go... becasue a company says stainless steel or made in (insert country), they can put the price through the roof. So far what I can surmise is... Made in America using an exsisting design with some tweaks + Stainless steel = $335 Cdn becasue Matt and RE said so ... and lets be honest any manufacturing method you would have at your disposol every other company has at theirs as well if they choose to use it, unless you've come up with some proprietary machinary that you've desinged from the ground up...at least that would explain the high cost of the razor I sappose. anyways thanks for the first reply even if you sound like your insinuating I and other wet shavers are either to poor or or dont like quality enough to pay your price tag. Cheers

Kraftie you missed a key word. Milled. That means cut with a milling bit out of a block of solid stainless steel. I’m not trying to be insulting - this is why text read on the Internet doesn’t convey emotion. Rockwell is wonderful and certainly much better than cast zinc. But it is a molded product. Best analogy is ice formed in an ice cube mold versus cut with a saw. Cnc milling is tremendously more expensive on an order of magnitude. Your average Milled part is easily 10-20 times as expensive than a MIM (metal injection molded) part like the Rockwell base plates like 6s. Each part is cut 1 at a time and time is money in a machine shop. This has to do with quality because a molded price can shatter and break, much like ice, if dropped. Things like threading don’t Have resolution / durability like Milled parts. So on an adjustable with lots of threaded pieces and moving parts, molding isn’t possible. Look at Rockwell’s model T - they couldn’t mold it they had to incorporate stamping and casting and milling and turning (lathe work) to achieve it. And it’s 3 different metals and plated in chrome. And it’s not that much less than the Ambassador. The parts are made in China too. I hope this helps explain price point. It’s not an arbitrary number at all. The other major factor is supply chain. We have the ability to wholesale the razor - and because of that it’s carried in 25 retail stores around the world. This in it self is helping to spread wet shaving to new markets and convert people away from cartridges. And lastly there is a lifetime Warranty. That means we stand behind it and will help to service it if ever needed from anywhere in the world- and yes we cover shipping expenses. Thanks for the dialog and let me know If I can clarify anything else. Regards Matt

Ben Stern I really don't want to make comparisons with other razors because there is so much that goes into a shave. Give it a shot if you don't like it let us know. Thx!

The R41 and Ikon Tech rely on positive exposure, whereas the Ambassador will have much greater blade gap but lesser exposure. How you experience that will depend on your choice of angle but assuming it's something like my Gibbs and you shave at a normal angle you won't find it nearly as aggressive as the Tech.

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To each their own. What blades did you try with it ?

@Matthew Pisarcik i used Gillette blue a nacet and a permasharp it's definitely a high-quality product but it's just not for me like you said to each their own