Suggestions for a jewelry scale

Thank you for taking the time to read my post. Would appreciate suggestions for a jewelry scale at a moderate price. My understanding is that a scale would be more expensive if it is for diamonds. So this scale would not be for diamonds just general antique jewelry.

 

I use a good postal scale. Mine is by Soehnle, a German brand, I don't know if you can get it where you are, but I am sure there are other good ones.

 

I’ve got a couple of cheapies from Amazon.
I don’t do diamonds or anything other than the occasional small lot of scrap silver. Both are different types and both give me the same reading so are equally right or equally wrong!

 

I bought an el cheapo too, works fine.

 

This is the one I use. It has settings for grams, kilograms, pounds, ounces as well as a combination of pounds & ounces. The part I really like on this one is the hold button that you can use to freeze the weight when you are weighing large items that block the display.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/56-lb-Digi...157284?hash=item3b53a167e4:g:ypkAAOSwSRlf1ThA

 

Ooh, is it daft to be ridiculously excited about this feature?. No more trying to force an eyeball between the floor and the parcel to see what it reads! My next scales WILL have this!.
Unfortunately my current ones are on their 20th year so I may have to wait some time as they obviously don’t plan to expire in a hurry

 

I have my original older model out in my packing area or as some people call it a garage & it does not have this feature. I have at times taken this one out there because of that feature. I do have it up on a bench so it is not as bad but seeing the weight without the aid of a flashlight is sometimes very tough.

 

The " 56 lb Digital Postal Shipping Scale " looks great. I was using the search term "jewelry scale" --and this was confusing and many of the scales were expensive. I would never have thought of searching for a "postal scale" so thanks for sharing info about this scale--which only costs $26.95 and has so many features.

 

Modern jewelry type scales are inexpensive,carat,gm,ounce,etc. 8 functions..... https://www.amazon.com/Multifunctio...=1&keywords=carat+scale&qid=1616891008&sr=8-9

 

You are very welcome.

It also depends on your needs. If you need to have something you can weigh out packages at your house & occasionally weigh silver or gold the postal scale may work well for you. However, if you need something you can take with you & you are going to key in on jewelry then the jewelry scale would make more sense.

The dealers who specialize in gold & silver buying at the auction house all have one of the portable jewelry scales that they use before the sales.

 

Supplementary question: all suggestions above seem to be for digital scales. Are these now accurate and consistent enough to be trusted on the difference between (say) 7 and 7.5 grams of scrap? Or do you need an old fashioned balance with weights for that?

 

My wee scales are fiendishly accurate.

 

Thank you for this information. I do not need a portable scale. My main reason for posting this question is that my household scales are not accurate: each time I weigh something the weight is slightly different. So my most important requirement is accuracy. I would like to find a brand that is known for accuracy and good quality. The scale you recommended has "Fixed Weight Calibration." I assume a calibration function would ensure accuracy.

 

My scales are used for weighing packages 99% of the time & when I list a piece of silver I always mention that it has been weighed on a postal scale. I have double-checked myself at times between my 2 scales & the weights have always been the same.

 

I've been using one like this since forever, always spot on. cheap to. Look on ebay search jewelry scale and order the results cheapest first then look for one you like.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/200g-0-01g...826794?hash=item422d7a3b2a:g:3foAAOSwDINdhm8k

 

That looks good, coreya, thanks, and is possibly the bets answer to OPs# question. With a maximum capacity of 100g they should certainly be more accurate than mine (max. 1 kg), although the claimed ±0.005g might be a little optimistic.

My 1 kg scales show 0.1g steps and are accurate enough for kitchen use, letters and small packages, but I wouldn't rely on them to be precise beyond ±0.5g.

bercrystal's shipping scales are going to be great for larger parcels, though I also use luggage scales with a hook to solve the problem of not being able to see the display. Put your item(s) in a bag, sack or sling (an Ikea shopping bag works for many parcels).

 

I also have one of the cheap ones, I think was $9.99 on Ebay. Purchased 18 years ago and still working flawlessly. The accuracy on it is unreal. I had 10 jewelry items (rings, brooch) that had been professionally appraised with weights noted. I recently sold most and in all cases my $10 scale was exactly the same, to a 10th of a gram, to the professional appraisals.

I use a separate scale of posting items, the gram scale for jewelry.

I didn't purchase from this seller, but along the lines of this one. I like that you can use the lid as a tray for items that are a bit larger, and subtract the tare (weight of the tray) easily.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Weight-Dig...760853&hash=item59632e522f:g:hmcAAOSwEzVgDF8B