Threw it away- right out of the box it had a burr on the pinion and would not come back to zero- would skip around the dial. You can expect function compared to a $100+ caliper, but you expect it work!

I needed two calipers so I bought this one and a similar one made by well known quality tool maker Starrett. The Anytime Tools caliper is very similar in weight, feel, construction to the Starrett that cost three times as much. It matches the Starrett in measuring known dimensions. If you want a quality tool on a budget I would not hesitate to purchase these.

Had a crack in the plastic as soon as I opened the packaging, but it is very accurate so I'm not going to bother with returning/exchanging it.

This is the second dial caliper I bought from Amazon. The first, a Fowler, which cost about 20 dollars more, I returned. I thought that the more expensive one would be better than the Anytime, but I was wrong. For comparison I'll mention the Fowler's drawbacks of which the Anytime has none. 1) The Fowler was very stiff and made my thumb sore. 2) The ruler was offset by about ten thousandths. In other words, when the dial was zero, the body did not line up with the ruler's tick mark. 3) The dial needed to be zeroed, being off by about 10 thousandths. To be fair after that the unit was accurate, provided you kept in mind the offset on the ruler. 4) The case was cheap.

In contrast, the Anytime is smooth and easy on the thumb. The ruler is not offset. It came zeroed spot on. It too is very accurate as compared to my micrometer and digital calipers. (While I have a supply of batteries, I am tired of the digital calipers blinking and shutting itself off.) Lastly, the Anytime case is hinged plastic with the calipers resting in foam.

With Mitutoyo manufacturing their calipers in Brazil and Starrett manufacturing theirs in China, I see no compelling reason to pay a premium for those. The Anytime is a great value and gives excellent mechanical and measurement performance. I highly recommend it.

Wonderful, well built, easy to use, and accurate. What more do you need? Priced right too!!!!!!