{"id":8485,"date":"2019-02-07T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=8485"},"modified":"2023-07-01T13:18:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T17:18:13","slug":"are-ring-sizers-accurate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/are-ring-sizers-accurate\/","title":{"rendered":"ARE RING SIZERS ACCURATE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ring-Sizer.gif\" alt=\"Are Jewelry Store's Ring Sizers Accurate?\" title=\"Are Jewelry Store's Ring Sizers Accurate?\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8486\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Ring sizers are cute, little <strong>jeweler&#8217;s tools<\/strong>, designed to accurately gauge a customer&#8217;s finger. <\/p>\n<p>\nThey are supposed to work<strong> flawlessly. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>But do they?<\/h2>\n<p>Are those little rings of plastic and metal (nickel plated) able to <strong>accurately predict a proper ring size?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Let&#8217;s find out&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I do believe that <strong>ring sizers are accurate<\/strong>&#8230; <strong>almost!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBut you see, there are many things that can affect and hinder getting a correct ring size.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Things like:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The width of the ring<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is it comfort fit?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Does the ring taper?<\/li>\n<li>Is it <strong>hollowed out?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Is it <strong>top heavy?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><h2>And then you have other contributing factors:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>customer&#8217;s knuckles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Are their fingers <strong>indented<\/strong> (from wearing a previous ring)<\/li>\n<li>Are their fingers bloated (<strong>water\/salt retention?<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nDepending on what time of day you get your fingers sized could also be a huge factor. Our bodies can sway up or down a pound or two in just 24 hours. Your fingers do the same. Ever notice how <strong>one day your rings fit snuggly<\/strong> and the next they are <strong>practically slipping off?<\/strong> A lot of things can throw off getting a perfect fit.<\/p>\n<p><p>Many <strong>outside influences <\/strong>can make a ring size inaccurate. <\/p>\n<h2>Plus, what ring sizers tell you, may not mean squat&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>Ring sizers are only meant as an aid to help you determine the right size. Not to be facts written in stone. <\/p>\n<p>\nThat&#8217;s where the jeweler comes into play. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>The jeweler&#8217;s opinion weighs heavily on sizings<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nJewelers can look at your fingers, feel them (jewelers get a better idea of how a ring should fit on your finger by actually feeling the skin and bones&#8230; Feeling the pudginess of your finger), and see what size you are close to. That helps them make<strong> a more educated guess<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ring sizers by themselves will only get you so far.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><h2>Plastic sizers:<\/h2>\n<p>\nA lot of ring sizers are made out of plastic (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HWkusI\">like these pairs of plastic sizers here<\/a> to <strong>save money<\/strong>), and they just don&#8217;t make the cut. Plastic ring sizers feel too odd and too lightweight on the finger. Metal ring sizers work better, because, well, <strong>you&#8217;re buying a metal ring, not a plastic one. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ring sizers come in different shapes and sizes. <\/p>\n<p><h2>3 of the most common sizers are:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Thin metal ring sizers <\/strong>(<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Dg9EIC\">like these metal sizers here<\/a>). They are usually around 2mm wide and they work great for determining thinner rings (like engagement solitaire rings<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wider metal ring sizers<\/strong> (usually around 4 or 5mm wide, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BlOWqj\">like these wide ring sizers here<\/a>) work great for wider rings, wedding bands and rings of some bulk or thickness (also used for class rings and <strong>men&#8217;s rings<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>And then you have the <strong>comfort fit sizing rings<\/strong> (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2tbapOg\">like these ring sizers here<\/a>). They are usually plastic or metal and have curved edges and domes to mimic a comfort fit band (before comfort fit sizers came out, jewelers had to use the wider ring sizers and add 1\/2 size to them in order to get a good fit).<\/p>\n<p><h2>Ring sizers sizes:<\/h2>\n<p>\nMost ring sizers come in <strong>full and half sizes<\/strong> (like 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5&#8230;) But they also make sizers in <strong>quarter<\/strong> sizes (6. 6.25, 6.5, 6.75, 7&#8230;) also which are great and more practical for getting those in between sizes.<\/p>\n<p>Do note that most sizers only go from<strong> sizes 4-12<\/strong> (on average). So if you have little, bony fingers or fat, pudgy digits, you may not be able to get sized properly. Then it just ends up a guessing game. Hopefully the jeweler has ring sizers that go from 1-15. They work so much better.<\/p>\n<p><h2>They don&#8217;t work well with&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nRing sizers work perfect unless you&#8217;re dealing with rings that have <strong>open basket heads<\/strong>, tapered shanks, hollowed out insides or really wide rings (like 15mm wide). Those rings make it so much more difficult to get the proper size.<\/p>\n<p>Plus some rings are designed with long flat <strong>channels on top of the rings<\/strong>, which makes sizing them a bear. These rings can&#8217;t be sized in a perfectly round circle without ruining the channel&#8230; They have to be sized more <strong>oval<\/strong> in shape. See what I mean? Sometimes <strong>it&#8217;s not so easy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>With ring sizers there will be errors.<\/h2>\n<p>\nSometimes you have to size a ring twice in order to get the fit right. Fingers can change drastically in a week or two. You just never know.<\/p>\n<p><h2>The worst thing a jeweler can do:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The worst thing that a jeweler can do<\/strong> is to let the customer figure out their own ring size. <\/p>\n<p>\nI&#8217;ve seen salespeople just hand over the sizers to the customers to have them figure out what size they need. <\/p>\n<p><h2>WRONG!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Don&#8217;t do it!<\/strong> It won&#8217;t be accurate and in many cases it will be off <strong>by whole sizes.<\/strong> Customers don&#8217;t know how ring sizers are supposed to fit or feel. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the jewelers thinking?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>The most accurate way to size a finger:<\/h2>\n<p>The best and most accurate way to size a person&#8217;s finger is to have them hold their hand out level and <strong>relax their fingers<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nThen it&#8217;s up to the jeweler (salesperson) to put the ring sizers on their finger one at a time until they find the one that fits. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe sizer should fit <strong>snugly over the knuckle<\/strong>, but perfect on the finger. Having the customer relax and letting the salesperson do the work (<strong>no yanking or tugging<\/strong>) will give you better results and more accurate sizings (jewelers will actually save money doing this, because they won&#8217;t have the cost of re-sizing a ring, and the customer won&#8217;t get mad either at having to come back repeatedly).<\/p>\n<p><h2>So are ring sizers accurate?<\/h2>\n<p>\nYou bet they are; if you know what you&#8217;re doing. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>If not&#8230;<\/strong> The customer is going to be standing there, jingling around 15 metal rings, trying to read the small printed numbers (that are always worn off), saying <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;<strong>Is this the right size?<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HZaqzl\">See more ring size gauges here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ring sizers are cute, little jeweler&#8217;s tools, designed to accurately gauge a customer&#8217;s finger. 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