The American ring size and its relationship with the European

Thinking about buying 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 grammes, but in carats. And the sizes of products do not always coincide with domestic ones. So before you make a purchase you need to prepare a little. When making a choice, one should understand how the European and American rings are determined . What they differ, and what exactly is indicated on a particular product.

Ring as a decoration

These jewelry are now worn by both men and women. Sometimes a ring is not just an ornament, but also a symbol. For example, the bride and groom are exchanged for the wedding, rings with their own arms and other elements are attributes of the nobility. In the old days, the presence of such an ornament (and even the finger on which the owner wears it) determined the status of a person in society, his financial position and his belonging to a certain occupation. The ring often acted as a gift of the monarch for particularly outstanding services to the fatherland.

Currently, most of the rings are only jewelry (although sometimes very expensive). And the exception is, perhaps, only engagement.

Dimensions of rings

Manufacturers of jewelry, working in different countries, sometimes label products in their own way. This applies to the gold samples, and the quality of the stones, and the mass and size. There is a certain arrangement in the world according to which the American size of rings is used, Viennese, French, Russian, English and Japanese. Between them there is a certain relationship. Knowing the right proportion, it's easy to translate the American ring size into Russian, Viennese to Japanese, and so on.

But, in order to exclude the error, it is necessary, first, to know this proportion, and secondly, to have information about the necessary value even in one particular system. Well, if you can just try on the option you like, but remote purchases or the purchase of a thing as a gift does not.

How to measure your 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 specify the Russian. Even in the smallest shop selling jewelry, there are special devices. They are either dimensional rings (on each of them the size is indicated), or a plate with signed holes. The appropriate value is determined by a banal fitting. It is only necessary to remember the size indicated on the ring or hole, which most comfortably sits on the finger.

Calculations

So, if you consider the Russian size of the ring, then it indicates the diameter of the product. The Viennese is the length of its circumference. Thus, knowing the first, the second one can be obtained by dividing by the number "pi" (about 3.14). French differs from the Viennese by 40 mm in the smaller direction, and the Japanese is equal to the triple diameter minus 38 mm.

English instead of numerical values indicate the products alphabetic (from A to Z), but most manufacturers start with H. It is calculated by multiplying the Russian size by 2.5 and subtracting from the resulting value of 28.75. And then everything is simple: 1 is assigned the letter A, 2 - B, and so on.

It turns out that the size of the European rings, too, do not always coincide, so concretization is necessary.

Other nuances

In addition to the actual size of the product, the sample of the material and the quality of the precious stones, there are a number of other points to consider when buying remotely. For example, width. Acquiring a wide product, it is better to take a size with a margin. For example, when a thin "wedding band" with 16 number (Russian) normally sits on your finger, then, considering the American ring size, you should choose 5.5. Such a value will be obtained for independent calculations, and when trying to calculate it, according to the instructions of the store itself (on most Internet sites there is a similar service). However, when it comes to more massive decoration, it makes sense to be safe and buy 6.

Also it should be remembered: the simpler the ring, the fewer stones and lace details in it, the easier it is to reduce or enlarge it. Precious metals are quite elastic (this applies to both gold and silver) so that they can be stretched or compressed freely into 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, you should not risk calculating the American 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 is 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 in man. 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 nameless. True, this advice does not work in the case of the purchase of wedding rings.