Thinking about purchasing jewelry abroad (in a regular store or on an Internet site), you need to be prepared for some specific nuances. For example, in many countries, the mass of the product is indicated not in the usual grams, but in carats. And the sizes of products do not always coincide with domestic ones. So before making a purchase, you need to prepare a little. When making a choice, you should understand how the European and American ring sizes are determined. How do they differ, and which one is indicated on a particular product.
Ring as decoration
This jewelry is now worn by both men and women. Sometimes a ring is not just an ornament, but also a certain symbol. For example, engagement rings are exchanged between the bride and groom, rings with their own coats of arms and other elements are attributes of the nobility. Antique by availabilitysuch jewelry (and even the finger on which the owner wears it) determined the status of a person in society, his financial situation and belonging to a certain occupation. The ring often acted as a gift from the monarch for especially outstanding services to the fatherland.
Currently, most of the rings are only jewelry (although sometimes very expensive). And the exception is, perhaps, only engagement.
Ring sizes
Jewellery manufacturers operating in different countries sometimes label their products in their own way. This also applies to gold samples, and the quality of stones, and mass, and size. There is a certain agreement in the world, according to which the American ring size, Viennese, French, Russian, English and Japanese are used. There is a certain relationship between them. Knowing the right proportion, it is easy to translate the American ring size into Russian, the Viennese into Japanese, etc.
But, in order to exclude an error, one should, firstly, know this proportion, and secondly, have information about the desired value in at least one system. It's good if you can just try on the option you like, but remote purchases or buying things as a gift do not provide for this.
How to measure fingers correctly
So, before determining the size of the ring (American, Viennese or other), it is best to go to the nearest jewelry store and check Russian. Even in the smallest shop selling jewelry, there arespecial fixtures. They are either measuring rings (the size is indicated on each of them), or a plate with signed holes. A suitable value is determined by a banal fitting. You just need to remember the size indicated on the ring or hole that fits your finger most comfortably.
Calculations
So, if we consider the Russian size of the ring, then it indicates the diameter of the product. Viennese is the length of its circumference. Thus, knowing the first, the second can be obtained by dividing by the number "pi" (approximately 3, 14). French differs from Viennese by 40 mm down, and Japanese is equal to three times the diameter minus 38 mm.
The British indicate letter values instead of numerical values (from A to Z), but most manufacturers start with H. It is calculated by multiplying the Russian size by 2.5 and subtracting 28.75 from the resulting value. And then everything is simple: 1 is assigned the letter A, 2 - B, etc.
It turns out that the sizes of European rings also do not always coincide with each other, so specification is needed.
Other details
In addition to the actual size of the product, the fineness of the material and the quality of the gemstones, there are a number of other points to consider when buying online. For example, width. When purchasing a wide product, it is better to take a size with a margin. For example, when a thin “engagement ring” with 16 numbers (Russian) normally sits on your finger, then, considering the American size of the rings, you should choose 5, 5. This value will be obtained both with independent calculations, and when trying to calculate it, according to the instructions of the store itself (there is a similar service on most Internet sites). However, when it comes to more massive jewelry, it makes sense to play it safe and buy 6.
It should also be remembered: the simpler the ring, the fewer stones and openwork details in it, the easier it is to reduce or enlarge it. Precious metals are sufficiently elastic (this applies to both gold and silver) to be freely stretched or compressed several sizes. But if the ring is decorated with a large enough stone or contains complex openwork elements, this is not recommended.
When it comes to a really expensive purchase, it's not worth the risk of calculating the US ring size and trying to guess yours. It is better to experiment on a simpler product by ordering it from the same manufacturer. If the purchase is just right, it means that the choice was made correctly, and it makes sense to continue working with this resource. And the thickness of different fingers (and even the same on the right and left hands) is different for a person. So, choosing the size for the middle finger on the left hand, the purchase in case of an error can be worn on the right or on the ring finger. True, this advice will not work if you buy wedding rings.
