Need recommendation on economy scale and gauge

[garfield]

Hi,

I am looking for an economical (cheap) scale (grams, carat) and guage (mm) - what do you recommend for a newbie not wanting to spend too much but still get good result

 

[Richard Sherwood]

You can take a look in www.kassoy.com.

I think Leveridge MM Gauges are in the $175 neighborhood, with digital carat/gram scales starting in the $300 neighborhood.

You could save some money with a Moe gauge ($25?) and a balance beam carat scale ($150 and up?).

The Moe gauge will not be as precise as a Leveridge gauge, but decent. Surprisingly, a well made balance beam scale will be as accurate (if not more) than many of the inexpensive carat scales.