Just one opinion but It's not for me....the over 1k handmade grinder market.
Maybe if it had some drop dead looks and futuristic burrs that last forever and a day....
Custom colors and the knowledge that a grinder craftsman built it on his bench are not enough for me.
You need to factor in the quality and power of the motors too. My initial point was function over form, as I too am not bedazzled by how it looks. This thing is a station wagon with a Viper engine in it selling for slightly more than a normal station wagon. We are comparing it to an entry level camaro. The camaro looks cooler, but once the light turns green the station wagon with the viper engine in it would cream it.
Here is a great comparison. The grinder below is from a company called Quamar in Italy. The burr size is the same - 75mm, everyone will consider them to be much more attractive (including myself), they actually cost the same amount of money, but it is not hand made and the motors inside of it are far inferior at just above half the the horsepower, .44HP, spinning at 900RPM. A .44HP motor will quit on you much sooner with the same amount of work and the burrs will get stuck much easier than a .80HP motor, plus it spins at 300 higher RPM which will heat up the coffee more as it is being ground. In this instance, to me, the question becomes do you want to pay for what is under the hood or what covers it?
Here are pictures of the Quamar grinder. I would likely sell the Electric Dose dispenser version for $1,200. It has two programmable buttons for 2 different weights. I feel like people in general would like these better, but they are literally half the machine for the same amount of money. I see very little substance here and only flash. Mind you, this grinder is statistically as the Mazzer Mini-E (This actually has the same motor stats and larger burrs than the Mazzer by 17mm for $100 dollars less). I would only offer it in polished chrome finish. The picture of the model with the doser is just here for you to visualize the Electric version with the chrome.
Do not forget the statue in the middle of the room is a Bosco. They themselves are not exactly Lamborghini's. They might be shiny, but you buy them because of their quality, tradition and the fact that it will last 100 years and you buy a La Marzocco GS/3 for flash, bang and oh whoops it broke. . . now I need another $500 control board. This does not mean I have changed my mind about how the grinders look yet. I really hope the chrome ones look a bit different
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