This page will be dedicated to my future collection of contemporary design of Ariete Cafe Retro coffee makers, model 1385. Made in Italy. More information and facts soon!
Timeline
Phase 1 – big drain hole, needle without counter, flat-ended filter holder handle, no rubber seal around main filter, adjustable ‘antennae’ cup holders.
29/2003
Phase 2a – small round drain hole, needle with counter, flat-ended filter holder handle, no rubber seal around main filter
40/2003 – 13/2004
Phase 2b – small round drain hole, needle with counter, round-ended filter holder handle, rubber seal around main filter
2006-2010
Makes and available colours:
Ariete Cafe Retro 1385
Markets: international + Switzerland, Japan, South Africa.
Available colours: 0 Red, 1 Black, 2 Silver, 3 Gold, 4 Orange, 7 Chrome, 8 Dark grey, 9 Cream
Kenwood Cafe Retro ES541/ES547/ES550/ES551/ES552/ES557.
Markets: EU, UK, Israel (Brimag), Saudi Arabia
Available colours: 0 Red, 1 Black, 2 Silver, 4 Orange, 7 Chrome, 9 Cream, A Red, B White
Espressione Cafe Retro 1385.
Market: USA
Available colours: 0 Red, 1 Black, 2 Silver, 4 Orange, C White, D Green
TCM Cafe Retro 1385, TCM logo underneath the tray handle, no other script on the front. 5 Grey no script, no icons.
Markets: Germany, UK
Available colours: 5 Grey, 8 Dark grey
De’Longhi 1385, De’Longhi badge on front. ‘Spa Treviso’ on the sticker.
Markets: Canada, Australia
Available colours: 0 Red, 1 Black, 2 Silver, 4 Orange, 6 Dark grey, 9 Cream
Arte
Market: international
Available colour: 7 Chrome only
Furia only available in version 2, only make for version 2
Market: international
Available colours: 0 Red, 2 Silver
ETA
Market: Chechia
Available colour: 2 Silver only
Maison Strauss Script ‘Maison Strauss’ with either ‘Cafe Retro’ or ‘Classic’
Market: Germany
Available colours: 0 Red, 1 Black, 2 Silver
VillaWare V41006 Moderno Prima, redesigned front panel, 3 buttons.
Market: USA
Available colour: 2 Silver only
Model list:
Ariete
0M138500AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA
0M138510AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA C/CIALDA (Owned 17/10)
0M138530AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA CAPSULE
0M138540AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA CIALDISSIMA
0M138501AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ ANTRACITE (Owned 07/04) 
0M138511AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ ANTRACITE C/CIALDA
0M138531AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ ANTRACITE CAPSULE
0M138541AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ ANTRACITE CIALDISSIMA
0M138502AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER
0M138512AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER C/CIALDA
0M138532AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER CAPSULE
0M138542AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER CIALDISSIMA
0M138503AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ GOLD
0M138513AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ GOLD C/CIALDA
0M138543AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ GOLD CIALDISSIMA
0M138504AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ ARANCIA
0M138514AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ ARANCIA C/CIALDA
0M138534AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ ARANCIA CAPSULE
0M138507AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ CHROME
0M138517AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ CHROME C/CIALDA
0M138518AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ GRIGIA C/CIALDA
0M138509AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ CREMA
0M138519AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ CREMA C/CIALDA
0M138539AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ CREMA CAPSULE
0M138549AR0 CAFE’ RETRO’ CREMA CIALDISSIMA
0M138500ARCH CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA SVIZZERA
0M138501ARCH CAFE’ RETRO’ ANTRACITE SVIZZERA
0M138502ARCH CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER SVIZZERA
0M138510ARJ CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA C/CIALDA GIAPPONE
0M138512ARJ CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER C/CIALDA GIAPPONE
0M138514ARJ CAFE’ RETRO’ ARANCIA C/CIALDA GIAPPONE
0M138510ARUS CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA C/CIALDA USA
0M138511ARUS CAFE’ RETRO’ ANTRACITE C/CIALDA USA
0M138512ARUS CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER C/CIALDA USA
0M138500ARSA CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA SOUTH AFRICA
0M138510AR3S CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA C/CIALDA 3 S
0M138511AR3S CAFE’ RETRO’ ANTRACITE C/CIALDA 3 S
0M138512AR3S CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER C/CIALDA 3 S
Kenwood 0-EU, UK, Saudi Arabia; 1-EU, UK, Israel
0M138502KEEU CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER KENWOOD EU
0M138512KEEU CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER C/CIALDA KENWOOD EU
0M138517KEEU CAFE’ RETRO’ CHROME C/CIALDA KENWOOD EU
0M138502KEUK CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER KENWOOD UK
0M13850BKEUK CAFE’ RETRO’ BIANCA KENWOOD UK
0M138512KEUK CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER C/CIALDA KENWOOD UK
0M138519KEUK CAFE’ RETRO’ CREMA C/CIALDA KENWOOD UK
0M13851AKEUK CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA C/CIALDA KENWOOD UK
0M138510KEBG CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA C/CIALDA BRIMAG ISRAEL
0M138511KEBG CAFE’ RETRO’ ANTRACITE C/CIALDA BRIMAG ISRAEL
0M138512KEBG CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER C/CIALDA BRIMAG ISRAEL
0M138514KEBG CAFE’ RETRO’ ARANCIA C/CIALDA BRIMAG ISRAEL
0M138502KEAS CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER KENWOOD SAUDI ARABIA
Espressione 1-USA
0M138510EPUS CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA C/CIALDA ESPRESSIONE US
0M138511EPUS CAFE’ RETRO’ ANTRACITE C/CIALDA ESPRESSIONE US
0M138512EPUS CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER C/CIALDA ESPRESSIONE US
0M138514EPUS CAFE’ RETRO’ ARANCIA C/CIALDA ESPRESSIONE US
0M13851CEPUS CAFE’ RETRO’ BIANCA C/CIALDA ESPRESSIONE US
0M13851DEPUS CAFE’ RETRO’ VERDE C/CIALDA ESPRESSIONE US
TCM 0-Germany; 1-Germany, UK
0M138505TCD CAFE’ RETRO’ GRIGIA TCM DEUTSCHLAND (Owned 29/03)
0M138518TCD CAFE’ RETRO’ GRIGIA C/CIALDA TCM DEUTSCHLAND
0M138518TCUK CAFE’ RETRO’ GRIGIA C/CIALDA TCM UK
De Longhi 1-Canada, 0-Australia
0M138510DLCD CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA C/CIALDA DE LONGHI CANADA
0M138514DLCD CAFE’ RETRO’ ARANCIA C/CIALDA DE LONGHI CANADA
0M138516DLCD CAFE’ RETRO’ GRIGIA C/CIALDA DE LONGHI CANADA
0M138500DLAU CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA DE LONGHI AUSTRALIA
0M138501DLAU CAFE’ RETRO’ ANTRACITE DE LONGHI AUSTRALIA
0M138502DLAU CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER DE LONGHI AUSTRALIA
0M138504DLAU CAFE’ RETRO’ ARANCIA DE LONGHI AUSTRALIA
0M138506DLAU CAFE’ RETRO’ GRIGIA DE LONGHI AUSTRALIA
0M138509DLAU CAFE’ RETRO’ CREMA DE LONGHI AUSTRALIA
Arte 1-international
0M138517AA0 CAFE’ RETRO’ C/CIALDA ARTE
Furia 2-international
0M138520FU0 CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA FURIA
0M138522FU0 CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER FURIA
ETA 0-Czechia
0M138502ETCZ CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER ETA CZECH
Maison Strauss 0-Germany
0M138500SMD CAFE’ RETRO’ ROSSA STRAUSS MAISON DEUTSCHLAND
0M138501SMD CAFE’ RETRO’ ANTRACITE STRAUSS MAISON DEUTSCHLAND (Owned 44/04)
0M138502SMD CAFE’ RETRO’ SILVER STRAUSS MAISON DEUTSCHLAND
VillaWare 1-USA
0M138612VWUS CAFE’ RETRO’ 3 TASTI SILVER C/CIALDA VILLAWARE US
Decoders:
C/Cialda? cipria AND cialda?
Cipria=powder
Cialda=pod, ESE pods
Capsule
0-1-2-3-4 versions:
0 powder and pods
1 powder and pods
2 unknown, Caffe Furia capsules?
3 capsules
4 Cialdissima capsules
SN number decoder
ex. 29/03 0001102
29-week
03-year
0001102-sequential serial number
PN code decoder
ex. 0M138510AR0
0M-1385-1-0-AR-0
0-spacer
M-model
1385-model code
1-version (0,1,2,3,4)
0-colour code (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D)
AR-make
0-market (also 2 digit)
Make/market decoder:
AR0 Ariete international
ARCH Ariete Switzerland
ARJ Ariete Japan
ARUS Ariete USA
ARSA Ariete South Africa
AR3S Ariete …? 3 S…?
AA0 Arte
FU0 Furia
TCD TCM Germany
TCUK TCM UK
DLCD De Longhi Canada
DLAU De Longhi Australia
KEEU Kenwood Europa
KEBG Kenwood Brimag (Israel)
KEUK Kenwood UK
KEAS Kenwood Saudi Arabia
EPUS Espressione USA
ETCZ ETA Czechia
SMD Strauss Maison Germany
VWUS VillaWare USA