What Waterstone Faucets LLC does

Waterstone Faucets LLC, founded in 1999 by Chris Kuran, designs and manufactures 100% American-made luxury kitchen and bath faucets and accessories from its 42,000 square foot headquarters and production facility in Murrieta, California. The company's core product platform centers on patented pulldown faucet mechanisms — notably the Positive Lock Pulldown (PLP) system, the ship-wheel-inspired Wheel Pulldown with a pulley spray mechanism, and the gantry-crane-inspired Gantry Pull-Down — supported by bridge, prep, pot filler, bar, and filtration faucets, under-sink water systems, the 2022-launched Argonaut Bath Collection, and more than 30 finish options including custom split finishes. Materials innovation includes lead-free Eco Brass and 316 marine-grade stainless steel.

The business model is wholesale hardware sales through an extensive channel of luxury kitchen-and-bath dealers and regional distributors across the United States, Canada, and Mexico (e.g., Clarke Distributing Corp in New England, Gomez and Hilman in Mexico), complemented by consumer-direct marketing via design publications such as Architectural Digest and House Beautiful, TV features, social media, and the company's own dealer-locator website. Revenue is generated through quote-based pricing to authorized dealers rather than direct online checkout. The company is privately held by founder Chris Kuran (President), with Darcy Kuran as Director and Bob Santella as VP of Marketing and Sales, and serves primary customer segments of high-end homeowners, interior designers/architects, and luxury kitchen-and-bath dealers.

Name

Waterstone Faucets LLC

Legal name

Waterstone Faucets LLC

Website

https://waterstoneco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Waterstone Faucets LLC is a privately held American manufacturer of luxury kitchen and bath faucets, founded in 1999 and based in Murrieta, California, selling patented PLP, Wheel, and Gantry pulldown faucets through dealer networks across the US, Canada, and Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Murrieta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Luxury Kitchen Faucets Sales: Waterstone generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of high-end luxury kitchen faucets and accessories. Products include pulldown faucets, gantry faucets, bridge faucets, pot fillers, prep faucets, bar faucets, filtration faucets, and accessories.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Waterstone Faucets LLC designs and manufactures American-made luxury kitchen and bath faucets, including pulldown, wheel, gantry, bridge, prep, pot filler, bar, and filtration faucets, along with the Argonaut and Rainstone bath collections and matching accessories. All products are handcrafted at the company's 42,000 square-foot Murrieta, California facility and sold through an authorized dealer network to high-end residential customers and design professionals.

Product overview

Waterstone Faucets LLC is a luxury kitchen and bath faucet manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of American-made products. The core offering centers on innovative pulldown kitchen faucets featuring proprietary technologies including the Positive Lock Pulldown (PLP) system, Wheel pulley spray mechanism, and industrial-inspired Gantry design. The product line spans multiple faucet types (Pulldown, Wheel, Gantry, Bridge, Kitchen, Prep, Pot Fillers, Bar, and Filtration faucets), complemented by extensive bathroom products (Argonaut and Rainstone collections), under-sink water systems (filtration units, hot tanks, leak detectors), and coordinated accessories (side sprays, soap dispensers, air switches, cabinet hardware). Available in 33+ finishes including specialty options like Chardonnay and Classic Bronze, the products target luxury residential and high-end kitchen design markets. All products are handcrafted at the company's California facility with a lifetime warranty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aspect Faucets: Bath faucet brand mentioned on Waterstone's website under the BATH section.

Products and services

• PLP Pulldown Faucets Professional-grade pulldown kitchen faucets featuring Waterstone's patented Positive Lock Pulldown (PLP) system that keeps the sprayer handle securely in place when not in use, eliminating sag and maintaining a streamlined look. Sold through authorized luxury dealers to high-end residential customers and design professionals.
• Wheel Pulldown Faucets

Quantifiable outcome

• Featured in Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, HGTV Magazine, and multiple other design publications
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gomez and HilmancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 2 November 2017Gomez and Hilman Home Appliances in San Jose del Cabo, BC serves as Waterstone's exclusive distributor for Mexico. The partnership enables Waterstone to expand into the Mexican market through one of the country's largest appliance distributors.
• Clarke Distributing CorpcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorClarke Distributing Corp serves as Waterstone's New England distributor. The company is a cornerstone of the appliance industry in New England, established in 1955. Clarke sales teams receive factory tours and hands-on training to better understand and sell Waterstone products.
• Clarke LivingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNew England's Official Sub-Zero & Wolf Showroom and Test Kitchen. Clarke featured Waterstone faucets in various project showcases including the Monticello replica project, promoting Waterstone products through their design project portfolio.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brizo: Delta Faucet Company's luxury kitchen and bath faucet line. Directly competes with Waterstone in the premium residential faucet segment, targeting designers and high-end homeowners with fashion-forward finishes and styling.
• California Faucets: Custom, US-assembled decorative kitchen and bath faucets sold through showrooms. Closest like-for-like competitor: similar premium positioning, custom finishes, made-to-order model, and designer-channel distribution.
• Newport Brass: Luxury kitchen and bath fittings from the Brasstech family, distributed primarily through plumbing showrooms. Comparable premium positioning, finish variety, and designer/specifier go-to-market.
• Rohl: Premium kitchen and bath faucets including the Shaws and Perrin & Rowe lines, sold through luxury showrooms. Directly comparable on price tier, design heritage, and showroom-led distribution.
• Watermark Designs: Designer and architectural-grade faucets with custom finishes, sold through luxury showrooms. Comparable on premium positioning, custom finish options, and designer-driven distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Hansgrohe: German premium kitchen and bath fixtures group with Axor and Hansgrohe brands. Competes at the high end of the market with broader global distribution and a deeper R&D footprint.
• Kohler: Diversified kitchen and bath giant with luxury and designer-grade faucet lines (Kohler, Kallista). Much broader portfolio and scale, but overlaps in designer-channel luxury faucets.
• Moen: Largest North American faucet brand; competes primarily in mid-market but pushes upmarket with designer finishes and the Align/Arbor lines, exerting competitive pressure on premium players.
• Delta Faucet: Mass-to-premium faucet manufacturer and parent of Brizo. Competes with Waterstone across price tiers and shares the same designer/specifier channel via its luxury sub-brand.

Regional players

• Blanco: German maker of kitchen faucets and sinks; strong in Europe and North America. Comparable in the kitchen category with premium finishes, though stronger in sinks and water-management systems than in luxury statement faucets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WaterstoneUSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/WaterstoneFaucets

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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