Sizing & Fit Guide
Vintage pieces come in one size, and many cannot be altered. Five minutes with a tape measure now saves a great deal later — especially on rings and cuffs, where the fit is the whole thing.
Why resizing often isn't an option
Resizing means heat and pressure. A plain silver band usually takes it without complaint. Anything with turquoise, coral, or channel inlay usually does not — the stones are porous or set in ways that crack when the metal moves. Rigid cuffs can be eased slightly by hand, but repeated flexing fatigues old silver and eventually breaks it. If a piece is close but not certain, ask us before you buy and we'll tell you honestly whether it can be adjusted.
Rings
- Find a ring that already fits the finger you have in mind.
- Measure the inside diameter, straight across the middle, in millimetres.
- Match it against the table below, then compare with the size in the listing.
| Inside diameter | US size |
|---|---|
| 15.7 mm | 5 |
| 16.5 mm | 6 |
| 17.3 mm | 7 |
| 18.1 mm | 8 |
| 18.9 mm | 9 |
| 19.8 mm | 10 |
| 20.6 mm | 11 |
| 21.4 mm | 12 |
Sizes fall between these steps too — a half size is roughly 0.4 mm. Fingers swell in heat and at the end of the day, so measure warm rather than first thing in the morning. A wide band wears tighter than a narrow one of the same size; if a piece is 6 mm or wider, consider a half size up.
Cuff bracelets
- Wrap a soft tape measure around your wrist where the cuff will actually sit, just past the wrist bone.
- Note that measurement — this is your wrist size.
- A cuff is listed as the silver length plus the gap at the opening. Add those two together and compare with your wrist.
Aim for a total close to your wrist measurement. The gap should sit underneath the wrist and hold the cuff in place — a gap much wider than about 25 mm tends to slide and turn. If you have to open a cuff to get it on, it is too small: old silver work-hardens and snaps rather than bends.
Necklaces, pendants & bolos
- Chain length is the full loop, measured end to end including the clasp.
- Drop is measured from the top of the bail to the lowest point of the pendant.
- A 16” chain sits at the base of the neck; 18” at the collarbone; 24” below the sternum.
- Squash blossom necklaces are heavy and sit lower than their length suggests — allow for the weight.
Earrings
- Drop length is measured from the top of the wire or post to the bottom of the earring.
- Vintage pieces are often clip-on or screw-back rather than pierced. The listing says which — it is the detail most often assumed and least often checked.
Shop by your size
Every ring here is one of a kind, so a size is a constraint rather than a preference. These are the sizes we have in stock right now.
Still not sure?
Send us the piece you're looking at and the measurement you took. We'll check it by hand against the actual item — we would much rather answer a question first than have a piece turn out to be wrong for you.