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first (and important) step : Before purchasing a ring, be sure of your
ring size.
The ideal size has the ring fitting comfortably on the finger, but it is a little bit hard to get off.
This allows the ring to be worn comfortably without the risk of losing it.
Proper ring sizing is really measuring to fit the knuckle, not the finger, since that is how the ring has to get on and off.
The best and safest sizing method is to go visit a jeweler (even several), preferably around early afternoon, when your finger is at its average size.
*Please note that finger size can change with the temperature and time of the day. Our fingers tend to be a bit enlarged in the morning and slightly smaller at night.
A professional jeweler will use a set of graduated rings to determine your ring size.
It is important to be sized with a ring of the same approximate width you would like your titanium ring to be, because the width of your ring will affect the way it feels on your finger.
A wider ring (8mm and more) may require a 1/8 to a 1/4 size bigger than your original size.
Optional, but very helpful:
Please include the accurate (caliper) inside diameter measurements of the sizing ring you used.
Finger size along with the inside diameter measurement and width of the sizing ring will help us most!
Write this info in the "comments" area of the ring's on-line order form.
Some people have knuckles that are larger than their fingers.
For those with larger knuckles where rings that barely squeeze over the joint fit overly loose on the finger, we can add a small, smooth titanium "tightening rod."
A tightening rod is a welded in wire of aircraft grade titanium metal that may be added to the inside of most of our ring models to take up some of the excess looseness.
There is no charge for adding a tightening rod to your ring, but its addition may limit the length your ring's engraving somewhat.
Even when made by the same manufacturer, ring sizers can vary from one another and different jewelers sometimes use different sizing techniques.
Because sizing techniques and readings can vary a small -but significant- amount between jewelers...
It is always a good and safe idea to get sized at a few different shops.
If the sizes vary, you can take an average.
The pictures below (center and right) illustrate the variations in sizing that can happen;
Plastic sizing tools are often less accurate than metal ones.
Sizing can even vary between different brands of metal sizers.
If you have a ring that fits you comfortably, bring it with you and have it sized.
The sizing should be read from the center of your ring (mid-width), as shown in the picture on the left.
We discourage the use of strips of paper, strings wrapped around the finger, or superimposing a ring that you have over a printed out from a "universal" ring scale.
These methods are not reliable.
These ring-sizing charts tend to vary from one vendor to another, making it difficult to determine which one is exact.
Take a break, shop and get an accurate sizing... It may save you time and unneeded frustration later on :)
*You can make a printout of this page and bring it with you when you go visit your local jeweler.
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