gwendolyn
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Before anyone suggests it without reading the rest of my post, yes, I did a search on ring sizes and ring sizing. They didn''t answer all of my questions.
I''ve had my ring finger (left) sized at 3 different jewelry stores, and (according to them) am 3 different sizes: 8.5, 8.75 & 9. I have a ring from ice.com that my boyfriend got me for Christmas which spins around fairly often because it''s a little loose, so I''m thinking the 8.75 is *probably* closest to my actual ring size.
However, as a fairly rude salesperson once pointed out to me, my fingers are weird because they aren''t that size because of my knuckles; they''re that size because my fingers (like the rest of me) are rather pudgy. So they poof out a little, instead of being a straight line from my knuckle to where my finger meets my hand. (Does that make sense?)
So, here''s my question. Er, questions. I know it makes the most sense to just go to the store where you want to buy your setting and have them measure your finger. But, I will be in the UK, and (hopefully) won''t be buying from a store; I am hoping to have either the Flame or Torchiere made for me by Mark Morrell. So, my questions are:
1) Does Mark Morrell have sizing rings he sends out to make sure the size I think I am is the same as his size of the same description?
2) How do I go about giving him an accurate ring size if he doesn''t have them? String around the finger? I do NOT want to have to take his ring to another jeweler to have it resized, mostly because I don''t want anyone else to touch it if possible but also because jewelers here in the UK are really expensive and I haven''t found one I trust yet.
3) Doesn''t the width of the band make a difference on the size? The ring I have now had a very thin band (2mm), but will a wider band (estimated in threads here to be about 2.6mm) mean that I should go for a slightly larger size, or does the width of the band not make a difference?
Thanks, I think that''s all of them.
I''ve had my ring finger (left) sized at 3 different jewelry stores, and (according to them) am 3 different sizes: 8.5, 8.75 & 9. I have a ring from ice.com that my boyfriend got me for Christmas which spins around fairly often because it''s a little loose, so I''m thinking the 8.75 is *probably* closest to my actual ring size.
However, as a fairly rude salesperson once pointed out to me, my fingers are weird because they aren''t that size because of my knuckles; they''re that size because my fingers (like the rest of me) are rather pudgy. So they poof out a little, instead of being a straight line from my knuckle to where my finger meets my hand. (Does that make sense?)
So, here''s my question. Er, questions. I know it makes the most sense to just go to the store where you want to buy your setting and have them measure your finger. But, I will be in the UK, and (hopefully) won''t be buying from a store; I am hoping to have either the Flame or Torchiere made for me by Mark Morrell. So, my questions are:
1) Does Mark Morrell have sizing rings he sends out to make sure the size I think I am is the same as his size of the same description?
2) How do I go about giving him an accurate ring size if he doesn''t have them? String around the finger? I do NOT want to have to take his ring to another jeweler to have it resized, mostly because I don''t want anyone else to touch it if possible but also because jewelers here in the UK are really expensive and I haven''t found one I trust yet.
3) Doesn''t the width of the band make a difference on the size? The ring I have now had a very thin band (2mm), but will a wider band (estimated in threads here to be about 2.6mm) mean that I should go for a slightly larger size, or does the width of the band not make a difference?
Thanks, I think that''s all of them.
(you always do though) 
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