Fitting guide
Measure at home in a minute. Tell the screen how big it is by holding a bank card or a coin against it, then match a ring you already wear — or a strip of paper wrapped around the finger — and read your size in Australian, US and European scales.
Step one
We have estimated your screen from the device you are on, so this is usually right already. Hold a bank card flat against the outline below to check — if the two match, carry on to step two.
Lay the card flat on the screen, lined up with the dashed outline, and drag the slider until the outline disappears behind it.
Any bank, licence or Medicare card, held on its side. Needs a screen wider than about 90 mm.
The outline is standing in for 85.6 mm. This is our estimate — adjust it only if it does not match.
Step two
We want the distance straight across the inside of the band — not the outside, and not the width of the metal.
We want the distance all the way around the finger. Anything that wraps will do: a strip of paper, a length of thread, or a tape measure.
Australia / UK
N½
United States
7
Europe
55
Nearest listed size, which is 17.35 mm across. Between two sizes, take the larger — a ring that will not pass the knuckle is no use, and a loose one can be brought in.
| Diameter | Around the finger | AU / UK | US | EU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.05 mm | 44.1 mm | F½ | 3 | 44 |
| 14.45 mm | 45.4 mm | G½ | 3½ | 45 |
| 14.86 mm | 46.7 mm | H½ | 4 | 47 |
| 15.27 mm | 48.0 mm | I½ | 4½ | 48 |
| 15.70 mm | 49.3 mm | J½ | 5 | 49 |
| 16.10 mm | 50.6 mm | K½ | 5½ | 51 |
| 16.51 mm | 51.9 mm | L½ | 6 | 52 |
| 16.92 mm | 53.2 mm | M½ | 6½ | 53 |
| 17.35 mm | 54.5 mm | N½ | 7 | 55 |
| 17.75 mm | 55.8 mm | O½ | 7½ | 56 |
| 18.19 mm | 57.1 mm | P½ | 8 | 57 |
| 18.53 mm | 58.2 mm | Q½ | 8½ | 58 |
| 18.95 mm | 59.5 mm | R½ | 9 | 60 |
| 19.41 mm | 61.0 mm | S½ | 9½ | 61 |
| 19.84 mm | 62.3 mm | T½ | 10 | 62 |
| 20.24 mm | 63.6 mm | U½ | 10½ | 64 |
| 20.68 mm | 65.0 mm | V½ | 11 | 65 |
| 21.08 mm | 66.2 mm | W½ | 11½ | 66 |
| 21.49 mm | 67.5 mm | X½ | 12 | 68 |
| 21.89 mm | 68.8 mm | Y | 12½ | 69 |
| 22.33 mm | 70.2 mm | Z | 13 | 70 |
Fingers swell as the day goes on. A size taken in the morning can be half a size small by evening.
Cold shrinks a finger noticeably. If you have just come in from outside, wait a few minutes.
A band over 6 mm needs roughly a quarter to half a size more room than a fine one.
If your knuckle is broader than the base of your finger, the ring has to pass the knuckle first.
Sizes differ from finger to finger and between hands. The right hand is usually slightly larger on right-handed people.
A ring that will not pass the knuckle is no use. A slightly loose one can be brought in.
Borrow a ring they already wear, and note which finger it comes from — a ring from the right hand is often a size out for the left. Measure it here, or bring it to us and we will size it on a mandrel in a minute.
Failing that, someone close to them usually knows. If it has to be a guess, tell us: we would rather build a little room into the design than have you guess at the number.
Usually, yes. Gold, platinum and silver bands can be taken in or let out, and a size or two either way is routine work.
Some cannot. Titanium and tungsten are too hard to work. A band set with stones all the way round has nowhere to cut, and a ring with a wide patterned band can lose the pattern if it moves far. Those are worth getting right the first time, which is the honest reason to be measured properly rather than trust a screen.
A screen will get you close, and close is enough to start a conversation. For a ring being made to keep, come to the Moonee Ponds studio and we will size your finger on a proper mandrel — no appointment needed, and no obligation.
