1. Attractive design, easy to read and as accurate as you would expect from a level given its size and resolution.2. has a magnetic base.3. The hose is a well machined aluminum base.4. Why one star for the overall rating? The nasty bubble came out of the case after 2 days. I guess CHICOMS didn't glue it well enough. The solution consisted of a thin layer of 5 minute epoxy on the base of the bladder and then reinserted into the body.5. His readings are within error compared to the Starrette Machineist level, the digital level, and the very accurate level.