Working out your finger size can be difficult – especially if you are attempting to estimate the size of someone else’s fingers. To ensure your gift or proposal goes smoothly, here are some helpful tips regarding how to work out finger size.

Borrow Another Ring

One of the best ways to determine finger size is to borrow a ring that your partner often wears. It is important to note which finger the ring is usually worn on as this helps estimate with more accuracy.

alternatively, book an appointment with us and we will measure the ring for you. While the latter is preferable, we know it may not always be possible to keep the ring with you.

Compare Your Finger to His/Hers

While not particularly accurate, you may be able to compare your hands to your partners and gain some helpful insights. For instance, one of your fingers may be similar in size to their ring finger. By measuring your closest matching finger, we at least gain a starting point for working out the correct ring size for your partner.

Things To Avoid When Working Out Finger Size

1. Tracing around an existing ring – while this may seem logical and helpful it more often than not is highly inaccurate.
2. Guessing – Even for the most experienced jeweller, this is a challenge and something we strongly recommend against.
3. Measuring his/her finger whilst they sleep – more likely to lead to waking your partner and leading to some awkward explanations.
   The main thing to remember is that a ring can always be resized – something we offer with our compliments for bespoke pieces. Depending on the setting this process can be a little more challenging at times. As always, our expert team at Burgundy Bespoke Jewellers can walk you through this and advise in advance as to the best way to proceed.