You would have to be living under a rock to not notice the increase in the number of cigars that feature ring gauges in excess of 56 ring gauge, with some recently going as large as 80. For years, cigar cutters—especially guillotine cutters—have lagged behind in regards to the size cigars they could cut, with most maxing out around 60 ring gauge or so. In response to the large number of smokers buying 60+ ring gauge cigars, XIKAR introduced the X875 Double Guillotine Cutter at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show a super sized version of the company’s X8 cutter with a whopping 75 ring gauge opening priced at $34.99 each. While the X875 is made to cut cigars 80 ring gauge in larger, the company advertises the fact that you can actually fit a 75 ring gauge cigar through the opening in the cutter. In terms of physical appearance, the X875 looks almost exactly like its X8 brother, albeit noticeably larger. It uses the exact same design, with two small handles for fingers on either side and two opposing stainless steel blades that meet in the center. The body is black in color, but unlike the X8, the X875 does not have the XIKAR logo etched ...
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