I bought my Rowenta - Professional Press - sixteen years ago. It is still giving me very good service. The first one which I purchased had a teflon sole. It was not worth what I paid for it. Rowenta replaced it, at my request, with an iron which has a stainless sole. I have used it very heavily as I press a lot of fabrics used in my quilting projects. Possibly being that old, it was manufactured in Germany.