How to determine the size of the ring?

Before purchasing a ring, you need to know its exact size. This little piece of jewelry can cause a lot of trouble if it turns out to be small. And when the product is a little large, it is able to quietly slip away from its owner. Therefore, a ring is such an accessory with a size which cannot be experimented with.

Ring size is the diameter of the product on the inside. There are several ways to find out. It is one thing when the 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 for determining the diameter of the jewel.

Whatever the method of determining the magnitude of the ring, the following factors must be considered:

• Fingers increase or decrease in volume from heat or cold;
• limbs swell after sports exercises, during menstruation and in the morning from water accumulated during the night;
• it happens that the average phalanx is slightly larger than the rest, so even a product of a suitable size may not fit on your finger;
• Any methods of measuring the ring without a future owner or home does not give an exact guarantee that the product will fit perfectly.

The size of your jewelry is easiest to find in the jewelry store. There, the consultants have special patterns, according to which they will accurately tell which ring will fit the finger.But even for such a classic way of determining the size, there are some nuances.

Most often, salon workers immediately take a measuring tool 3 mm wide. If the desired item is wider than 8 mm, then the size of the jewelry 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 the jewelry store once. It is necessary to visit a consultant twice or even thrice. The last fitting should be in the middle of the day, when the future owner of the ring feels calm and comfortable.

The diameter of the ring can be determined at home using improvised tools. First you need to take a fairly dense cotton thread half a meter long. A smooth thread used for knitting napkins is perfect. Use it to 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 obtained segment, and divide the result in millimeters by 15.7. The number that the calculator will indicate is the size of the ring.

The fractional result is rounded up to half. If the finger is narrow and there is no problem 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 16 ring sizes.

There is another method using thread. Here, one revolution around the circumference of a finger is enough to find out how many centimeters are around the circumference. The resulting segment is applied to a special table.

For this method, instead of thread, you can use a paper strip. Before drawing conclusions with respect to the obtained indicators, it is worth making sure that the scale above the size table corresponds to 10 cm. The format may change when saving the image or printing.

A very simple way to determine the size of the ring from the finished table. It is enough to print it and put the decoration on the appropriate circle. The border of the figure on the paper should correspond to the inner edge of the product.

To avoid an erroneous result, which can lead to a change in the format of the picture when printing, under the circles there is a segment that should correspond to 10 cm.

You can independently make a device for measuring the size of your fingers at home, after printing it on a sheet 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 the finger. The scale will indicate the size of the product.

This method will give more accurate results if the paper ring is held along the entire length of the finger. Do not forget about the problematic middle phalanx.

Different countries have their own scales with the size of the rings. This must be considered when buying a gift abroad. In order not to get confused at a foreign jewelry store, it is worthwhile to familiarize yourself with the gradation used there.

There are other scales for determining the size of the rings.

In Western Europe, the Viennese size matching 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 one can be seen on jewelry labels in stores of the Scandinavian Peninsula.

For some European, the size of the ring is defined as follows: 40 is subtracted from the circumference. Although this scale is called French, in France it is not used. It is customary to indicate Vienna dimensions there.

In 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, they cannot quickly connect their scale with the usual one. The English indicate the size of the rings in letters.

To determine the size of the product, it is necessary to make calculations in three stages:

1. the usual Russian size (diameter) multiplied by 2.5;
2. subtract 28.75 from the resulting number;
3. correlate the result with the order of letters in the English alphabet, for example, 1-A, 2-B and further in order.

The USA and Canada also have their own ring size scale. The formula used to determine the size of the product is similar to English. Only instead of the coefficient 2.5, the diameter is multiplied by 1.2. And in the second stage, 13.8 are subtracted from the result. If as a result of such a calculus a fractional number is obtained, then it is rounded.

To determine the size of the ring in Japan, you must 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.

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 entered. To understand it is not difficult. The main thing is to determine the size of the ring in accordance with the usual system.

You can also encounter an unusual sizing system in your own country. This problem occurs when buying imported jewelry in a store or online. In order not to miscalculate, you need to know the manufacturer of the jewelry.

Popular brands try to meet their customers' needs, helping to decide on the choice of a ring, regardless of where the jewelry is bought or ordered. For example, Pandora offers its sizing tables.

Also, this brand makes a recommendation to those who want to wear several accessories at once on the same finger - the diameter of the jewelry should match, but the size of the rings must be chosen much larger.

In the jewelry market, the Sokolov brand is very common. When choosing the rings of this manufacturer, there will be no difficulties, since this is a Russian company that produces rings with the usual scale.

In accordance with Russian sizes, you can choose products of such Italian brands as Pomellato and Bvlgari.

After the diameter of the ring is determined, you can safely choose the model of the accessory.

The smallest product size should not contain large inserts. On thin fingers, a ring of size 15 should be as elegant as possible. It can be a thin ring with a scattering of diamonds or one colored precious stone. If your fingers are thin, but long, then models with a protruding stone are perfect. In any case, the decor should not be massive.

Large rings harmoniously look large silver rings. Topaz goes well with silver. For chubby fingers, you should choose rings with asymmetric or angular decor, as well as square shapes. Such a decoration visually lengthens the fingers.

Modern fashion allows you to wear several rings at the same time. The main thing is that jewelry should be made in one style. Decorations for the fingers from a variety of elements that are worn on different phalanges of the fingers or even on the nails look rather bold, but fashionable. In this case, the size of the products must be appropriate.

Recently, models of several rings interconnected by a thin chain are widespread.One part of such an accessory is worn on the upper phalanx of one finger, and the other on the lower phalanx of the next finger.

If you want to give the jewelry to a person who cannot know the size of your finger, a dimensionless ring is a great option. Their secret is that the product can compress or extend 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 zirconias.

To get the perfect decoration, 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 differ in elaborate design. Little fashionistas should get used to the fact that any accessories should be in harmony in style and form from an early age. A tender little ring with a small colored pebble will be enough for a children's pen.

Rings with massive rings will not look at the girl at all, while on the fingers of an adult woman they look noble. Young beauties should choose graceful rings with neat inserts of stones or enamel.

Adult ladies, on the contrary, need to distract attention from possible imperfections on the skin. A product with a large ring perfectly copes with this task.

Middle-aged women are free to choose models that they like. The main thing is that they look harmoniously on the fingers. It can be either standard classic accessories or products with extravagant decor.

Classic models with a minimum of decor or without it are suitable for everyday wear. Just in this style, wedding rings are selected that are supposed to be worn daily.

The most questions when choosing a jewelry arise for guys who want to give their lover a ring for engagement. If you are not sure which ring will appeal to a girl, then it is better to opt for a product with a standard design - a ring of medium thickness with a protruding precious stone.