I can tell you this about Rowenta. Some are made in Germany and some have been farmed out to China. If you can find one from Germany, you will have a really nice iron. Personally, I never put water into ANY of my irons (I have four, The Rowenta for home, and three other really cheap ones that work really well for travelling, classes, etc.). I keep a spray bottle with a fine mist full of water and a spray bottle of Best Press on my ironing board. I spray the yardage with the Best Press and iron it before I measure and cut. I dry press the seams as I sew them. Then I spray the completed top with water to press it before sandwiching it for quilting. If you don't want to go with the Rowenta, I've heard that the Oliso is a great iron too.