Before purchasing a ring, you need to know its exact size. This little decoration can cause a lot of trouble if it turns out to be small. And when the product is a little big, it can slip away unnoticed from its owner. Therefore, the ring is such an accessory with the size of which you can not experiment.
How to find out the size of your finger?
The size of the ring is the diameter of the product on the inside. There are several ways to find it out. It’s one thing when a piece of jewelry is bought for yourself or as a gift to a person with whom you can go to the store and try on the product.
But if the ring is intended as a surprise for a loved one or for an engagement, you will have to resort to more exotic methods of finding out the diameter of the jewelry.
Whatever the method of determining the size of the ring, the following factors must be considered:
- Fingers increase or decrease in volume from heat or cold;
- limbs swell after exercise, during menstruation and in the morning from water accumulated during the night;
- it happens that the middle phalanx is slightly larger than the others, so even a product that is suitable in size may not fit on a finger;
- any methods of measuring a ring without a future owner or at home does not give an exact guarantee that the product will fit perfectly.
In a jewelry store
The easiest way to find out the size of your jewelry is in a jewelry store. There, the consultants have special patterns, according to which they will accurately say which ring will fit the finger. But even for such a classic method of determining the size, there are some nuances.
Most often, salon workers immediately take a measuring tool 3 mm wide. If the desired product is wider than 8 mm, then the size of the decoration should be larger. For such products, the consultant will select another pattern.
To determine the size of the ring, it is not enough to go to a jewelry store once. You need to visit a consultant twice, or even three times. The last fitting should be in the middle of the day, when the future owner of the ring feels calm and comfortable.
With the help of a thread
The diameter of the ring can be determined at home using improvised means. First you need to take a fairly dense cotton thread half a meter long. A smooth thread used for knitting napkins is perfect. With it, make 5 turns around the finger. You need to wind it as if instead of a thread a ring was put on your finger – not too tight, not too loose. After that, cross the ends of the thread and cut them.
Next, you need to measure the resulting segment, and divide the result in millimeters by 15.7. The number given by the calculator is the size of the ring.
Fractional results are rounded up to half. If the finger is narrow and there are no problems with the passage of the product through the middle phalanx, then the resulting number can be safely rounded down to the nearest value. For example, 16.1 cm or 16.2 cm may well correspond to a ring size 16.
There is another method using thread. Here, one turn around the circumference of the finger is enough to find out how many centimeters around the circumference. The resulting segment is applied to a special table.
For this method, instead of a thread, you can use a paper strip. Before drawing conclusions regarding the obtained indicators, it is worth making sure that the scale above the size table corresponds to 10 cm. When saving an image or printing, the format may change.
According to the table
A very simple way to determine the size of the ring according to the finished table. It is enough to print it and put the decoration on the appropriate circle. The border of the figure on paper should correspond to the inner edge of the product.
To avoid an erroneous result, which can be caused by changing the format of the picture when printing, there is a segment under the circles, which should correspond to 10 cm.
With ring sizer
You can independently make a device for measuring the size of your fingers at home by first printing it on a piece of paper.
Make a cut along the vertical line on the left. Then insert the pointed end of the strip there, wrapping the “device” around your finger. The scale will indicate the size of the product.
This method will give more accurate results if the paper ring is drawn along the entire length of the finger. Do not forget about the problematic middle phalanx.
Ring sizes in different countries
Different countries have their own scales with the size of the rings. This must be taken into account when buying a gift abroad. In order not to get lost in a foreign jewelry store, you should familiarize yourself with the gradation used there in advance.
Once in Germany, this problem will not arise. There, the size of finger accessories is determined in the same way as in Russia.
There are other scales for determining the size of the rings.
Vienna
In Western Europe, the Vienna size scale is common. It is enshrined in international standards. The required indicator is equal to the circumference of the product in millimeters. The 53rd size instead of the usual 17th size can also be seen on the labels for jewelry in the stores of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
french
For some Europeans, the size of the ring is determined as follows: 40 is subtracted from the circumference. Although this scale is called French, it is not used in France itself. It is customary to indicate Vienna sizes.
English
In the previous cases, using elementary school formulas, it will not be difficult to transfer the size from one system to another. However, once in a British jewelry store, it will not be possible to quickly connect their scale with the usual one. The British designate the sizes of the rings with letters.
To determine the size of the product, it is necessary to make calculations in three stages:
- multiply the usual Russian size (diameter) by 2.5;
- subtract 28.75 from the resulting number;
- correlate the result with the order of letters in the English alphabet, for example, 1-A, 2-B and so on.
The same formula is used by the Irish and Australians.
American
The US and Canada also have their own ring sizes. The formula by which the size of the product is determined is similar to English. Only instead of a factor of 2.5, the diameter is multiplied by 1.2. And at the second stage, 13.8 is subtracted from the result. If as a result of such a calculation a fractional number is obtained, then it is rounded off.
The size step on the American scale can be half or a quarter.
Japanese
To determine the ring size in Japan, you need to multiply the diameter of the product by 3, and then subtract 38. The same calculation system is common in other eastern countries and South America.
Size chart
In order not to resort to calculations, it is most reliable to use a table. This is a special dimensional grid, where the main size scales are included. It won’t be hard to figure it out. The main thing is to determine the size of the ring in accordance with the usual system.
Manufacturers
You can also encounter an unusual sizing system in your own country. This problem occurs when buying imported jewelry in a store or via the Internet. In order not to miscalculate, you need to know the manufacturer of the jewelry.
Popular brands are trying to meet the needs of their customers, helping to decide on the choice of a ring, regardless of where the jewelry is bought or ordered. For example, Pandora offers its own sizing charts.
Also, this brand gives a recommendation to those who want to wear several accessories at once on one finger – the diameter of the jewelry should match, but the size of the rings must be selected much larger.
The Sokolov brand is very common on the jewelry market. When choosing rings from this manufacturer, there will be no difficulties, since this is a Russian company that produces rings with a size scale familiar to us.
In accordance with Russian sizes, you can choose products from such Italian brands as Pomellato and Bvlgari.
Popular Models
After the diameter of the ring is determined, you can safely choose the model of the accessory.
The smallest size of the product should not contain large inserts. On thin fingers, a size 15 ring should be as elegant as possible. It can be a thin ring with a scattering of diamonds or one colored precious stone. If the fingers are thin, but long, then models with a protruding stone are perfect. In any case, the decor should not be massive.
Silver rings of large sizes harmoniously look on a wide palm. Topaz goes well with silver. For chubby fingers, you should choose rings with an asymmetrical or angular decor, as well as a square shape. Such decoration will visually lengthen the fingers.
At the same time, you should not choose jewelry with a stone or other insert that is the same width as the phalanx of the finger.
Modern fashion allows you to wear several rings at the same time. The main thing is that the jewelry should be made in the same style. Pretty bold, but fashionable look finger jewelry from a variety of elements that are worn on different phalanges of the fingers or even on the nails. In this case, the size of the products must be appropriate.
Recently, models of several rings interconnected by a thin chain have been common. One part of such an accessory is worn on the upper phalanx of one finger, and the other on the lower phalanx of the adjacent finger.
If you want to give a piece of jewelry to a person from whom it is impossible to find out the size of a finger, a dimensionless ring is an excellent option. Their secret is that the product can be compressed or expanded according to the width of the finger. It is no less beautiful. Women’s dimensionless rings have their own original design, decorated with diamonds, Swarovski crystals or cubic zirkonia.
How to choose?
To get the perfect jewelry, it is not enough to correctly check the size of the product. When choosing an accessory design, the age of the owner of the future ring plays a significant role.
Children’s jewelry should not be frilly. Little fashionistas should get used to the fact that any accessories should be in harmony in style and shape from an early age. A delicate ring with a small colored stone will be enough for a child’s hand.
Rings with massive rings will not look at all on a girl, while on the fingers of an adult woman they look noble. Young beauties should choose elegant rings with neat inserts of stones or enamel.
Adult ladies, on the contrary, need to divert attention from possible imperfections on the skin. A product with a large ring will perfectly cope with this task.
Middle-aged women are free to choose models that suit their taste. The main thing is that they look harmoniously on the fingers. It can be both standard classic accessories and products with extravagant decor.
Classic models with a minimum of decor or without it at all are suitable for daily wear. Just in this style, wedding rings are selected, which are supposed to be worn daily.
Most of the questions when choosing jewelry arise from guys who want to give a ring to their beloved for engagement. If you are not sure which ring the girl will like, then it is better to opt for a product with a standard design – a ring of medium thickness with a protruding precious stone.