Do you use the Metric system? 12 photos.

  How accurate is the metric measuring system? In using the metric method, the weights & length are gauged in hundreds or thousands of a unit.

 No longer are we using 'pints, quarts, or ounces'; we use (in Canada) a more accurate system of measuring liquids.

 

These gemstones are actually .025mm's.

 

 The bigger 3 diamonds are 0.5 mm EACH. 

 This smaller stone is now 0.0125 mms in diameter; it is no longer a "1/2 point" in size.

        "Metric and Decimal" calculations in jewellery are more detailed and precise".

   In weighing wax patterns, there is a difference; the weighing system is calculated with 0.01 decimals, as shown below.

 When you are calculating metal casting costs, accuracy is essential. Some newer scales will now show 0.001 of a gram.

 

 Some casters will say that this example of a wax is 2 grams in weight. But for more accuracy, it is 1.97 grams.

 (I use a very accurate pricing system named www.dentritics.com.)

This horse statue is 'galloping' in at 6.64 grams.

 At 18karat gold in USD at $96.85 an ounce, and silver (925) is $48.60 an ounce. (These quotes are from Oct.31 2025.)

This is why accuracy in the weights is absolutely essential.

 This horse face weighs not 7 grams, but 7.04 grams. At the high price of gold or even silver, accuracy is more essential these days.

 

 This wax is accurate to the 'hundredths' of a gram. With the increase in metals, every increment on the weight scale could mean additional costs being incurred.