I am mechanical engineer and therefore like digital calipers. But I am also a penny pincher and wanted as little as possible to spend on it. This caliper is quite well made and fits comfortably in your hand. The mechanism has no play and the display is easy to read. There is even a data interface, the I do not know how to use them. The cheap price is found then but in transducer again. The display constantly hissing two values back and forth even when the carriage is not moved. In the zero position, the display always flickers between 0.00 and 0.01 mm. One should re-zero the caliper after a few measurements. The precision is sufficiently accurate in the tenth section. More I honestly did not expect for the money and for household, where one time every few weeks which will be measured, ranging from completely. You need but often a caliper for hobby or model, it is better to spend a little more.