The Platinum 600SS Gold Scale is one of those products which could become very useful now that economic times are tougher all round. We can see penthouse dwellers the world over digging out their heirlooms for a quick weigh and bag, as they contemplate a new life without Dom and Gucci. On the other hand, it’s probably easier to just fire the butler. $49.95.
This is the digital scale used by professional jewelers to weigh gold and other precious metals. The scale measures in pennyweight (dwt) and troy weight (ozt)–the units of mass preferred by jewelers to determine the precise weight and value of precious metals. The scale also measures in ounces and grams and is accurate to 0.1 g. It calibrates with a touch of a button and has a tare function and a 600 g capacity.
Or, in these wonderful days of the same chip running the megabucks device as is in the cheap one, you can buy the functional equivalent of this scale for ten bucks on ebay. Search "gram scale".
When some see this, they think of some other uses – other than weighing shiny bits of metal. Want.