Force measuring and indicating apparatus includes a pressure indicating gauge, such as a Bourdon gauge, and a force responsive sending unit having a liquid containing piston chamber and a piston movable therein in proportion to the force of being measured. A fluid outlet is connected to the gauge, and a pair of check valves are connected in opposing directions between the outlet and the piston chamber to maintain a predetermined pressure to the gauge and to provide a substantially greater flow rate from the gauge to the piston chamber than in the opposite direction.