UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q/A
                                  Amendment No. 1

               QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For Quarter Ended September 30, 2003                Commission File Number 1-922

                              THE GILLETTE COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Incorporated  in  Delaware                                04-1366970
(State  or  other  jurisdiction  of           (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)


Prudential Tower Building, Boston, Massachusetts                        02199
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code                (617) 421-7000


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed  by  Section  13 or 15 (d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant
was  required  to file such  reports),  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                             Yes   X          No______


Indicate  by check mark  whether  the  registrant  is an  accelerated  filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).


                                             Yes   X          No______


Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Title of each class


Common Stock, $1.00 par value

Shares Outstanding October 31, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1,011,720,627
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                               AMENDMENT

The purpose of this Amendment is to revise the presentation of the Ratio of
Earnings to Fixed Charges filed as Exhibit 12.


                        PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6(a)  Exhibits

The following exhibits are included herewith:

10.1 Employment Agreement,  dated January 19, 2001, between The Gillette Company
and James M. Kilts, as amended through August 6, 2003.

10.2 $862,500,000 364-Day Credit Agreement,  dated as of October 14, 2003, among
The Gillette Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as agent, and a syndicate of domestic
and foreign banks.

10.3 $287,500,000  5-Year Credit Agreement,  dated as of October 14, 2003, among
The Gillette Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as agent, and a syndicate of domestic
and foreign banks.

12   Statement  Regarding  Computation  of  Ratio of  Earnings  to Fixed
Charges.

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

32   Certification   Pursuant  to  Rule   13a-14(b)   and  Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63
of Title 18, United States Code).

Item 6(b) Reports on Form 8-K

The  following  reports  on Form 8-K were  filed or  furnished  to the
Commission:

(a) The  Company  furnished,  on August 5,  2003,  a  current report on Form 8-K
containing  one exhibit:  a Press Release  announcing  the  Company's  financial
results for the second quarter of 2003.

(b) The  Company  furnished  on August  7,  2003, a  current  report on Form 8-K
containing  two  exhibits:  the  employment agreement  between  the Company  and
James M. Kilts, as amended,  and a press release announcing that James M. Kilts,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,  had extended his employment agreement for
one year.

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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


THE GILLETTE COMPANY
(Registrant)




/s/ Claudio E. Ruben
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Claudio E. Ruben
Vice President, Controller
and Principal Accounting Officer

November 4, 2003