eyelets product lines numbered and offered in graduated diameters, often with multiple lengths per graduated diameter and tooling designed to set all eyelets of a given diameter
While may hardware suppliers offering graduated eyelet systems often also provide shoe eyelets, or once did, graduated eyelet system often begin at diameters significantly wider than common shoe eyelets. Manufacturers also typically offer graduated eyelets in only one finish, often brass.
Graduated eyelets, on the other hand, are often better suited to use in other industries, such as electronics.