Espresso machines need to be well built if they are to give decades of service at maximum performance. They bring together a heady mix of water, electricity, heat, steam, pressure, milk, and abrasive coffee grinds. As a result any weaknesses, shortcuts, or sloppy workmanship are quickly exposed
LONDINIUM I is a machine that makes consistently exceptional espresso with ease, however its much more than that
I have no issue with selling espresso equipment that has a high price tag, but it must represent value for money. LONDINIUM I sets a new standard for value. Value doesn’t mean cheap. A high priced item can still represent value for money if it does what it was held out to do, and is well made to ensure it keeps doing it for years
I have a bit of a crusade against products with planned obsolesce, particularly if the vendor is also waving around their carbon neutral credentials. The truth is it is more environmentally friendly to build stuff that lasts and is economical to repair, than fashion driven products that have no enduring value. Many people aren’t bothered by this at all, which is fine, but if you think along similar lines the effort I have put into ensuring LONDINIUM I is fit to hand to your children will be self evident the moment you open the box
LONDINIUM I is built like the proverbial tank; the laser etched LONDINIUM I will not have peeled off or faded in 50 years time – you will still be able to see clearly who made the product. The panel gaps are narrow and even on every machine. There is no exposed or painted mild steel anywhere on the machine. All the fixings are stainless steel. There are no nasty self-tapping screws to tear your flesh on. Every edge has been deburred so you won’t slice yourself on a sharp edge. The machine is simple to service
Any customer who orders the plumb in model makes me especially proud, for you are the true lever espresso machine aficionado who values the silent extraction and the supreme simplicity of a machine with no pump above all else. Into the bargain you enjoy the perfect pressure profile that espresso machine costing ten times as much are now struggling to emulate with electronics and hugely complex solutions which have proven to be unreliable and expensive to maintain as they require specialist engineers
LONDINIUM I is supremely reliable, and does not require LONDINIUM service engineers to service or repair – any boiler engineer in the world can service it and no specialist tools are required either. Other than seal changes, and perhaps an element or two, there is no reason why a plumbed in LONDINIUM I won’t still be delivering perfect espresso in 50 years from now
LONDINIUM spring lever machines: back to the future.