Size guide
How to measure a ring, choose a chain length and pick a bracelet — plus the conversion chart we work to. Everything here is measured in millimetres, the way the bench measures it.
How to measure your ring size
Two minutes, a strip of paper and a ruler. Measure at the end of the day, when fingers are at their largest, and measure the finger you will actually wear the ring on — hands are rarely the same size.
Cut a strip of paper
About 10 cm long and 5 mm wide. Anything wider will not sit flat against the base of the finger.
Wrap it around the base of your finger
Snug, not tight — it should slide over the knuckle with a little resistance, because the finished ring will have to as well.
Mark where the strip overlaps
Keep the paper in place, mark the overlap with a pen, then unwrap it.
Measure the length in millimetres
The length from the end of the strip to your mark is the circumference of your finger. Find it in the chart below to get your size.
Between two sizes, take the larger — a ring that will not pass the knuckle cannot be worn at all, and one that is slightly loose can be resized down. Wide bands sit tighter than thin ones, so go up half a size for anything over 6 mm wide.
Ring size conversion
| Circumference | Diameter | EU | US | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.2 mm | 14.1 mm | 44 | 3 | F |
| 46.8 mm | 14.9 mm | 47 | 4 | H |
| 49.3 mm | 15.7 mm | 49 | 5 | J½ |
| 51.9 mm | 16.5 mm | 52 | 6 | L½ |
| 54.4 mm | 17.3 mm | 54 | 7 | N½ |
| 57.0 mm | 18.1 mm | 57 | 8 | P½ |
| 59.5 mm | 18.9 mm | 60 | 9 | R½ |
| 62.1 mm | 19.8 mm | 62 | 10 | T½ |
| 64.6 mm | 20.6 mm | 65 | 11 | V½ |
| 67.2 mm | 21.4 mm | 67 | 12 | X½ |
Chain lengths
Necklace lengths are the full length of the chain, clasp included. Where a chain sits depends on your build, so treat these as the usual place rather than a promise.
| Length | Where it sits |
|---|---|
| 40 cm | Base of the neck — a choker on most people. |
| 45 cm | Just below the collarbone. The length we make most pendants in. |
| 50 cm | At the collarbone notch, over a crew neck. |
| 55 cm | Just above the neckline of a shirt. |
| 60 cm | Mid-chest — long enough to layer under a shorter chain. |
Bracelets and cuffs
Measure around the wrist bone with the same paper strip, then add 1.5 cm for a bracelet that moves and 1 cm for one that sits close. Cuffs are measured across the opening rather than the full circle, and can be gently adjusted by hand.
How to care for sterling silver
Silver tarnishes. It is a reaction with the air, not a fault, and it comes off. Five habits keep a piece looking the way it did the day it left the bench.
Put it on last
After perfume, hairspray, sunscreen and moisturiser. Those are what tarnish silver fastest.
Take it off for water
Showers, the sea and above all chlorinated pools. Chlorine attacks the alloy, not just the surface.
Store it dry and sealed
In the anti-tarnish pouch it arrived in, away from open air. Two pieces loose in a box will scratch each other.
Polish with the cloth in your box
Straight strokes, not circles, and only on dry metal. The cloth is impregnated — never wash it.
Bring it back to us if it goes further
Deep tarnish inside a setting or a chain is a bench job, not a home one. We re-polish Zaki pieces for free.
Not sure?
Send us the measurement and the piece you are looking at, and someone from the workshop will tell you which size to take.
Ask the workshop