Panasonic 5-Blade Wet/Dry ES-LV61

Not worth the premium price – I purchased this shaver in July 2015 because of the, at that point in time, largely rave reviews. I've been using it pretty consistently for 9 months now. It does a very close shave on my face; at least as good as a blade. However I've found it quite patchy on my neck: to the extent that I need to use a safety razor once or twice a week to remove the hair that keeps growing there. It was expensive to buy, and it won't be cheap to replace the parts when they wear out, which probably won't be long. The perfect electric razor is yet to be fashioned!

Built-in obsolescence – Would not buy Panasonic again. Disappointed with reliability and longevity compared to my previous brands, always had Braun and Remington. Original unit was replaced twice under warranty! The third unit is now just under 3 years old and effectively dead, due to battery only lasting about 2 shaves and quickly getting worse, and the mechanism having developed a severe vibration resulting in poor performance (it seems to be in the mechanism itself, not the replaceable parts).

I was originally swayed to buy Panasonic by The Shaver Shop's patter, with staff telling that "they all use Panasonic" and that the cutters, while more expensive than other brands, last longer. This was UNTRUE as I've actually had to replace cutters more often than with previous shavers.

On the plus side, while it was working, the shaving performance was as good as (though not better than) previous brands, and it is quieter.