Shoe size = Ring size ???

[Sleeper_I]

Ok, as I am inching toward to a surprise proposal to my gf and best friend of seven years I am trying to figure out her ring size. What makes it hard is she currently doesn't have any rings in her collection. Plus, I don't want to make it obvious by going to a jewelry store to try some on.

Now onto my question, a coworker says that your shoe size is a close equivalent of your ring size. Are there any truth to this saying? Can anyone here vouch for this as I have never worn any rings before and a noob to jewelry.

It would be great if this is true as I would have a better guess with just her shoe size hehe.

[Dana]

I'm afraid to say the only way to get the perfect fit is to use one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/RING-SIZER-Professional-JEWELERS-QUALITY/dp/B000SKRV9A/ref=pd_sim_k_2

There are other factors to consider...weight gain and lose, time of day you measured her, time of year (hands tend to get smaller in cold weather, but some people pack on the weight in winter).

Tough to surprise her AND have the exact size. 

You could hatch some brilliant plan to have a friend of hers go shopping with her to look at jewelry and see if she could determine a size.

Dana

[BWClark]

I thought ring sizes were in letters?!    Maybe that's just in NZ.

I just bought a ring and we had it resized after I gave it to her (not your fiance, mine). I bought an obviously big size. They just cut the ring and close it and work their jeweler magic. When I bought it I negotiated the resizing as part of the deal.

Talk to the jeweler about it. They'll advise you.

Don't tell her friends. A girl's idea of a secret is something you can only tell one person at a time.   

Good luck!

[TiNi]

congratulations on finding "the one"

shoe size has nothing to do with ring size.

i wear a 6.5 shoe and my ring is a 5

can you call her mom? she may know, or have an idea.

[Howie]

If you know a good jeweler, do what BWClark did.  If the work is good you will never find the seam.  Just don't go so big you may be insulting your lady.

[Slag]

If you know a good jeweler, do what BWClark did.  If the work is good you will never find the seam.  Just don't go so big you may be insulting your lady.

I could not do that with titanium. It was either get it right the first time, or send it back for a new ring   

[BWClark]

... Just don't go so big you may be insulting your lady.

+1   

Compare your fingers to hers, or find a girl with similar build and hands at the store. Don't get her anything that could go on her big toe!   

[printman]

get her really drunk, til she passes out. Then measure her finger.   


Congrats !!

[Charlief]

You will definitely want to get as close to her size as possible.  Sizing can be done but depending on the setting (channel set side stones for instance) could pose a problem or two.  She doesn't have one ring you could "borrow"?    Thickness of the ring shank will also play into it..maybe 1/4 size or so.

[Speedbag]

get her really drunk, til she passes out. Then measure her finger.   

This was my immediate thought also. 

[He Man]

This was my immediate thought also. 

couldnt have said it any better. or you trick her. You know that joke, "they said you can tell if your gonna have a boy or a girl if they look at your palm" and WHAP in the face.

say, "you know, they said, if you have an even number ring size, your best years are on your even ages." and make her measure it herself and tell you. the drinking part is more fun though. congrats man!

[Popeye the Sailor]

Now onto my question, a coworker says that your shoe size is a close equivalent of your ring size. Are there any truth to this saying?

Er...my ring finger is a size fifteen. My shoes are a ten.




+1 on the getting her drunkeled.

[Sleeper_I]

get her really drunk, til she passes out. Then measure her finger.  

You guys are geniuses, how come I didn't think of that?

Great suggestion He Man, that's usually the approach I use to get info from her but I doubt my gf knows her own size though (She not big on jewelry). So I can't use that in this case.

I've been searching around the net and someone suggests I measure her ring size with a string while she is asleep. Some guy even dip his fiance's ring finger into a jar of Play-Doh to get a measurement while she is asleep , too funny.

Maybe I'll combine the two, get her drunk and dip her finger into a jar of Play-Doh;D

Anymore suggestion? Man, I love DMF, will you marry me? jk, just practicing, hehe

[motogpfan]

unless she's a size 7 you're going to have to get it resized. all new rings come in a size 7. The best way to get close is to take a ring to the jeweler she wears on her ring finger in her right hand. If she's right handed the left one will be about 3/4 to 1  size smaller. The opposite for left handed people.

congrats, and don't let these make the beast with two backsing jewelers rip you off. 

[Popeye the Sailor]

congrats, and don't let these make the beast with two backsing jewelers rip you off. 

I hear they're all thieves.