Nine times out of ten, when a ring turns up the wrong size, it's because someone guessed. You don't have to. Two minutes and something you already own will get you there. Here are the two methods we trust.
Method 1: copy a ring that already fits
This is the most reliable, because it skips your knuckle entirely.
- Grab a ring you wear comfortably on the right finger.
- Lay it flat and measure straight across the inside, edge to edge, in millimetres.
- Match that diameter to the chart in the Size Guide on any product page.
Method 2: the paper strip
No spare ring? A thin strip of paper does the job.
- Wrap it snugly around the base of the finger.
- Mark the overlap and measure the length in millimetres — that's your circumference.
- Match it to the chart.
The five things people get wrong
- Measuring with cold hands. Fingers shrink in the cold and swell in the heat, so aim for room temperature.
- Measuring first thing. Hands are smallest in the morning; measure later in the day.
- Going too tight. It should clear the knuckle with mild resistance, not fight you.
- Forgetting band width. A wide band wears tighter, so add a little past 8 mm.
- Splitting the difference. Between two sizes, take the larger.
And if you're still not sure
Sizing is the one place a quick message saves a return. Open the Size Guide on any ring page, or send us your measurement on WhatsApp and a jeweller will sanity-check it. Every AXIOM piece is sized to you before it ships, so we'd rather get it right up front.
