I learned when dealing with high school students that measuring tools from HF and similar places don't like being dropped onto a concrete floor any better than ones from Starrett or other brand names- - - -they just cost a lot less to replace! If you're using those things in a professional shop environment to make a living, buy the expensive stuff. For occasional use, anything but a bottom of the barrel micrometer or dial indicator made in India or Pakistan will get the job done. The Chinese stuff is surprisingly good quality most of the time.

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!