How To Accurately Measure Ring Size

At Jewelry By Johan, ensuring your custom ring fits perfectly is our priority. To achieve the most accurate size, we provide a range of sizing tools designed to help you find the perfect fit.

How It Works:

1. Start with the Blue Sizing Kit or Web App
   You can begin determining your size with either our blue sizing kit or our web app. These tools give you a starting point for your size.

2. Confirm with the Plastic Sizers
   For the most precise measurement, we require you to use our plastic ring sizers. These are essential for confirming your size and are required if you plan to participate in our resizing program. The plastic sizers are included in some orders or can be purchased separately.

3. Receive Your Sizing Tools First
   When you order a ring and sizing tools together, the sizing tools will be shipped to you first. This allows you to accurately measure your size before we proceed with crafting your ring.

4. Confirm Your Size
   After determining your size using the plastic sizers, contact us to confirm the final measurement. We won’t begin crafting your custom ring until we have your confirmation.

5. Crafting and Delivery
   Once we have your confirmed size, we will proceed with crafting your custom ring to ensure it fits you perfectly.

Important Information:

• The plastic sizers are essential for accurate sizing and are required for eligibility in our resizing program. If you’re unsure of your size, we strongly recommend using this tool before finalizing your ring order.
• Wear your custom sizers for 24-48 hours due to as finger sizes can fluctuate based on temperature and time of day.

Our custom sizers cost just $10 each and are THE most accurate way to determine your size because we create them in your estimated size, width and fit of your desired ring. Many customers also order the next smaller and larger sizes to allow for 100% accuracy and comfort. For example, if your estimated size is 9, consider also ordering custom sizers in sizes 8.75 and 9.25.

Order your ring, if you haven't done so already, along with a custom ring sizer in your estimated size(s) and gain total peace of mind! Per our policy, if you order a custom sizer and your ring does not fit perfectly, we will re-make it for no cost to you.  

Most custom sizers are made-to-order and ship within 1-2 weeks. If we have your desired width/size in stock, it will ship within 1-3 days.

BONUS: Custom sizers can be worn as an alternative when gardening, exercising, or doing other activities that have the potential to cause damage or unnecessary wear to your primary ring.

Your custom sizer(s) will arrive with instructions, but it's pretty simple; wear the custom sizer for 48 consecutive hours to determine if the ring is comfortable. If you ordered multiple sizes, wear each of them separately for 48 hours and determine what size is the most comfortable.

How should your ring fit?

In reality, "fit" is subjective, but a ring that fits is a ring you forget that you're wearing and is secure (not too loose such that it will easily fall off). Here are some useful guidelines for determining a proper fitting ring.

• For many, a good fit means comfortable most of the time. Your fingers change in size very slightly over time, which means that there is no "perfect" ring size. There are inevitably going to be days when your ring feels tight and days it feels looser. Your fingers fluctuate in size during the day due to temperature, diet, activities, and other factors. The time of the year also contributes to ring fit. You may notice it feels tighter in warmer months and looser during cold weather. Keep that in mind while you're wearing your custom sizer.
• A ring should fit easily over your knuckle, you should be able to get it on without struggle and then have a slight pull at the knuckle when removing it. You may need to twist the ring 1-2 times to get it off. Proper sizing is more of a personal preference than a perfect science.
• Finger shape plays a large role in determining the right fit of a ring. Some fingers are largest at the base and gradually taper without a prominent knuckle. On this type of finger, the ring should fit snugly at the base without causing bulges or a permanent indent. You should be able to push the ring up from the underside of your finger and see a small space between the ring and your finger.
• Sizing fingers that are largest at the knuckle can be trickier. The key is to size the ring so it fits comfortably over the knuckle without being too large for the base of the finger. If there is a large size difference between the knuckle and base of the finger, the ring will spin and turn on the hand– especially engagement rings that tend to be top heavy. For some, this is welcomed because they like to fidget and spin the ring. For those that prefer it to be more static, a fix is to add sizing beads to the inside of the ring. They prevent some of the spinning while still maintaining a comfortable fit over the knuckle.

If you're completely confident that you've found your personal "perfect" fit, contact us right away and tell us what it is. Your ring does not go into our production queue until we have a confirmed size.

If none of your custom sizers fit to your liking, order one or two more, but keep in mind, this will add more time before we can get started on your ring.