How to Accurately Measure Your Ring Size at Home

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Do you know your ring size? Shopping for rings (particularly online) can be a minefield if you don't know your size - and purchasing the wrong size band may be irritating and perhaps costly. So, how can you measure your ring size and be positive that it is correct? It might be difficult to figure out, but we're here to assist.

When it comes to ring sizes, everyone is different: a smaller-framed individual may have larger-than-average fingers, and vice versa, so there's no straightforward method to determine your ring size based on your clothing size or other factors.

If you're buying a costly or sentimental ring that you'll wear every day, having the appropriate size is extremely crucial since you don't want to risk losing it or finding it too small to wear.

While you can be more flexible with sizes for less expensive rings (particularly if you're willing to wear them on any finger), you should still have a solid sense of the size range you require.

Because we want to make shopping for rings online easier for you, we've put up this helpful information on How to Measure Your Ring Size - hooray!

Our top ring sizing tips:

Here are our best ideas for measuring your ring size at home. Of course, you may go to a reputable jewelry store in person to get your ring size measured more precisely. 

When to measure

Keep in mind that your finger size will fluctuate during the day and over time. Hormones, weather, medicine, hydration, and other factors might all contribute to your fingers being bigger in the evening.

Given this, it is advisable to measure for a ring several times over the course of a day or perhaps a few days to determine the optimal size for you.

Most significantly, the ring size you select should be comfortable in the evening when you are warm and your fingers are more prone to stretch.

How should a ring fit?

Ultimately, it boils down to what you are most comfortable with the most of the time. As a general rule, your ring should fit your finger well enough that it does not come off, but it should also be loose enough to fit over your knuckle without effort and to accommodate natural fluctuations in finger size that occur during the day (and each month for many women).

A ring should be relatively easy to put on but slightly more difficult to remove. Of course, it must be comfy to wear.

What happens if your precise ring size is not available?

Because there are so many various ring sizes, jewelry retailers (including our online jewellery shop) will only have a limited variety of typical ring sizes. What do you do if your precise ring size is not available in the shop, and custom sizes are not an option?

The best chance is to choose the size that is closest to your ring size measurement, assuming the difference isn't too large. If you fall outside of the store's typical size range, you may be out of luck, since a ring that is far too large or too little for any of your fingers is unlikely to fit for you, no matter how much you like it.

I don't advocate acquiring wedding, engagement, or similar rings without first having an appropriately sized band manufactured for you, considering how essential (and frequently expensive) these rings are and the fact that you'll most likely be wearing them all day, every day for years.

Should you go bigger or smaller?

If you're in between ring sizes or there's a noticeable fluctuation in your size during the day, remember that it's usually preferable to go with a little bigger size than one that's too tiny, so err on the larger side. Nothing is worse than a ring that is either excessively snug on your finger or impossible to remove if necessary.

Which measurement system should I use?

various nations employ various measurement systems, which complicates ring size calculations. The two most prevalent are:

• Australia, the United Kingdom, and other nations utilize alphabetical (or Wheat Sheaf) ring sizes for men and women.

• Ring sizes used in the United States, Canada, and much of Asia (for both men and women)

• Most Australian jewellers and retailers, including Simone Walsh Jewellery, accept either measuring method.

Both approaches apply to both men's and women's ring sizes. Jewellers in various nations will be accustomed to their respective ring size systems, but they should be able to translate the sizes effortlessly. For Simone Walsh rings, we employ both of these ring sizing systems, so please let us know which one you have.

There are different ring size measurement systems. The ISO standard is utilized in parts of Europe, and to keep things simple, the size number correlates exactly to the internal circumference of a ring in millimeters. Another typical European approach utilizes numbers based on ISO measurements, but deducts 40mm from the total. So an ISO ring size of 44mm is a size 4.