first...the 5 at the end of the number is a giveaway..more than likely the 835 was made in china. my hubby did some research for me...the components are still designed/engineered and made in sweden and then shipped to china for assembly. not my first choice, but i love my viking tribute 140c (which is the saphire 855, just in red!).
janome is also a pacific rim machine..meaning made in asia. as are most all the rest. my dealer did tell me with the SVP...that pfaff is pretty much now based on the viking machining, just has pfaff feet and the dualfeed that pfaff is so famous for. he likes and sells both machines....but in the end, he did hedge his bets a little more towards the viking.