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Fitting Guide

How to Find Your Ring Size Before Ordering Online

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Start with a ring or sizer that gives you a useful measurement

To find your ring size before ordering online, use a well-fitting ring for the intended finger or have that finger measured with a ring sizer. Then match the result to the size guide for the piece you want. A number remembered from another ring is a starting point, especially if it was measured for a different finger or a very different band.

Tyferet's current resizing policy says you can contact us before ordering to request a free ring sizer, sent worldwide. A jeweler can also help you check fit and discuss the design you plan to order. Either route gives you something more useful to assess than an estimated size from a photograph.

Decide on the finger and hand first

Choose where you intend to wear the ring before measuring. If you are using an existing ring as a reference, it should fit that finger on that hand comfortably. Do not assume a ring worn on the other hand, or on a neighboring finger, establishes the same fit.

Try the reference ring on and move your hand naturally. Consider both getting it over the knuckle and how it sits at the base of the finger. The aim is a comfortable fit in use, not merely being able to put the ring on once.

Measure the inside diameter of an existing ring

Lay the ring flat and measure the straight distance across the center of its opening, from one inner edge to the opposite inner edge, in millimeters. Keep the ruler aligned with the widest part of the circular opening. Measuring the outside includes the metal and gives the wrong reference for the size chart.

A household ruler may not let you distinguish small differences confidently. Repeat the measurement, and use it as a comparison rather than claiming more precision than the tool provides. If the ring is distorted, unusually shaped, or the reading falls between values, ask for help with a sizer before ordering.

Keep diameter and circumference separate

Inside diameter is the straight distance across the ring opening. Circumference is the distance around it, or around the finger when measuring fit. They use different numbers, even though both can be expressed in millimeters. For a circular opening, circumference is approximately diameter multiplied by pi; that relationship explains the difference but does not replace a fitting.

Tyferet's current product-page chart lists, for example, size 6 at an inside diameter of 16.51 mm, size 7 at 17.32 mm, and size 8 at 18.13 mm. Use the full Size Guide on the Tyferet Symbol Mother of Pearl Ring to compare your measurement. The chart's circumference display is rounded, so do not treat a rounded centimeter value as a more precise reading than the diameter column.

Confirm the fit for the design you want

The number is only part of the decision. Rings differ in their band shape, width, and the way the design sits on the hand. A sizing check is most useful when you show the jeweler or Tyferet the actual ring you are considering, rather than asking for a number without that context.

Look at the band as well as the face

A ring's decorative face can be broad while the band beneath it is narrower. Conversely, a band can cover more of the finger around its circumference. Look at side and angled photographs, and distinguish the face dimensions from the band measurements in the product details.

The gallery's Star of David Eternal Ring shows a broad band with openwork around it. The Olive Branch Timeless Ring follows a much slimmer organic line. Use the contrast to explain the sort of fit you are considering when asking for sizing help. Do not automatically add a half size for every wider-looking design: the appropriate fit needs to be assessed for the ring and your finger.

Treat improvised methods as estimates

String or paper can give a rough circumference, but the result depends on how tightly you wrap it, whether the material stretches, and how accurately you mark and read it. It also does not reproduce a rigid ring passing over the knuckle. If you use this method, compare repeated readings and confirm the result with a ring sizer.

Printed charts need a scale check. Follow the guide's printing instructions and verify its reference measurement with a ruler before comparing a ring against printed circles. A page printed with a fit-to-page setting, or a circle displayed at an arbitrary screen size, can make an otherwise careful comparison misleading.

Confirm the option you are ordering

Open the chosen ring's Size Guide and check which sizing system and measurements it uses. Select the intended size on that product page and review it again in the cart. A size label from another retailer or country should be compared through measurements, rather than assumed to mean the same thing.

If this is a gift and you do not have a reliable size, asking the recipient or arranging a fitting can be part of the gift itself. For a personal piece of Jewish jewelry, getting the fit right is worth making room for in the plan.

Understand resizing before relying on it

Tyferet's current policy offers one complimentary resize within 90 days of delivery, subject to its conditions and written approval before return. The stated limit is one full size up or down. Resizing labor is covered; shipping both ways, insurance, and applicable duties or taxes are the customer's responsibility. The ring must meet the policy's condition requirements, including no third-party alteration.

Read the full policy and contact us about the exact ring before treating resizing as a fallback. Start with the ring collection, choose the design, and confirm your fit while you are still choosing. That is a better foundation for a piece you want to wear often.

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