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Bracelet Size Guide Pt.1: Find Your Bracelet Size And Wrist Size

By Ginny • March 8, 2017 • Size Guides, Ultimate Guides

This guide will tell you how to find your wrist size and bracelet size. If you are buying bracelet for someone else, refer to our Bracelet Size Guide Pt.2: How to Find Someone Else’s Bracelet Size Without Their Wrist Measurement.

BEFORE YOU START

A common misunderstanding is that there is one designated bracelet size (say, M) for you. Unfortunately, unlike clothes, there is no universal bracelet size chart across different brands. You can’t say “My bracelet size is size M”. Instead, you need to figure out your bracelet size each time using these 3 factors:

1. Wrist measurement, which can be small on a curvy person and vice versa. In order to get the right bracelet size, you must know your exact wrist measurement (also called wrist size), then use that to select the right bracelet size.

2. Bracelet design and brand size chart. If you know your chain bracelet size, it doesn’t mean that your cuff or bangle size is the same. You can also be a Pandora’s size M, but a Tiffany’s size S.

3. Fit. Whether you want it to fit snugly or loose

You can only get an accurate bracelet size if you know each factor correctly.

Bracelet Size Guide Pt.1: Find Your Bracelet Size And Wrist Size
HOW TO FIND YOUR OWN BRACELET SIZE: 2 STEPS
Step 1: Get your wrist measurement

1. Measure your wrist. Using a measuring tape, measure tightly just above the wrist bone as below.

Bracelet Size Guide Pt.1: Find Your Bracelet Size And Wrist Size

If you do not have a measuring tape, you can use a thin strip of paper. It is important to use a thin, flat paper strip. If you use a thick string, you will end up with a measurement ½” – 1” longer than your actual wrist size.

Bracelet Size Guide Pt.1: Find Your Bracelet Size And Wrist Size

Wrap the strip around your wrist, and mark with a pen or marker where it starts to overlap. Lay the strip flat and measure its length up to the marker with a ruler.

2. Round up the measurement. Take the measurement from either the measuring tape or paper strip and round it up to the next ⅛”. This shall be your wrist size.

Step 2: Convert your wrist measurement into bracelet size

You can only convert it using the brand size guide for that particular design. Brand size guides typically fall into 2 categories:

1. With a wrist size column:

Bracelet Size Guide Pt.1: Find Your Bracelet Size And Wrist Size

This is the most common and easiest bracelet size guide. The size chart should have a column labelled “wrist measurement”, “wrist circumference” or “fits wrist size” such as the example above. They all refer to your wrist size.

Based on this size chart, if your wrist size as measured from step 1 is 6 ⅝, your size should be Medium for this brand and style.

Notice that the chart has overlapping area in which a 6-inch wrist fall into both XS and Small. This means it can wear both XS and Small. If your measurement fall into both sizes, choose the smaller size if you want a tight fit and choose the bigger size for a looser fit.

2. With no wrist size, only bracelet size or circumference

Bracelet Size Guide Pt.1: Find Your Bracelet Size And Wrist Size

This type is a bit trickier. If the bracelet size chart only have columns labelled: “Bracelet size”, “Bracelet length”, “Inside circumference” without mentioning anything about wrist, you will need to add measurements to your wrist size to find out your bracelet size.

How much to add depends on the bracelet design and is almost always recommended by the seller. If the seller does not provide this, it is best to email them.

If you absolutely cannot get it, here’s a general guideline:

The thicker the “body” of the bracelet is, the more you should add to your wrist size. The minimum should be ½” for thin chain bracelet, flat cuff or expandable band, about ¾” for medium-size beaded bracelet, medium curb chain bracelet and about 1” for belcher or large cable link bracelet.

The final number you get after adding measurements to your wrist size is your bracelet size (or circumference). Compare this to the seller’s bracelet size chart to find which size you should order.

If you still have questions or prefer a close fit or loose fit, you can always email the seller and ask them to recommend you a size. Don’t decide on your own and end up with something that doesn’t fit.

SHOP OUR RANGE OF BRACELET PRODUCTS HERE:

From Left to Right, Top to Bottom: Cut-out Handwriting Bangle
– Fingerprint Charm Bracelet Expandable – Engraved Handwriting Cuff
– Tapered Coordinates Cuff

Still have any question? Feel free to leave a comment below or send me an email at [email protected].

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Hello, it's Ginny. I am a mother of two beautiful kids and I love to do craftwork in my spare time. I started Centime out of a dream to create handmade gifts with a timeless appeal and personal touch. With this blog, I wish to impart my knowledge from years as a jeweler so that you can pick out gifts of everlasting love.

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  • Reply Bracelet Size Guide Pt.2: Find Someone Else’ Bracelet Size Without Wrist Measurement | Centime Blog March 15, 2017 at 7:53 am

    […] This guide will tell you how to find someone else’s bracelet size without their wrist measurement. If you are buying your own bracelet, refer to our Bracelet Size Guide Pt.1: How to Find Your Bracelet Size and Wrist Size. […]

  • Reply Vitamin March 20, 2017 at 2:41 am

    I’m really impressed with your writing skills as well as with the layout on your blog.
    Is this a paid theme or did you modify it yourself?
    Anyway keep up the excellent quality writing, it’s rare to see a great blog like this one nowadays.

    • Reply centime March 21, 2017 at 2:23 pm

      Thanks for the kind words! It’s a paid theme that I modified myself 🙂

  • Reply Necklace Length Guide: How To Measure & Choose The Right Necklace Length | Centime Blog September 25, 2017 at 4:21 am

    […] >> Find Your Bracelet Size And Wrist Size […]

  • Reply Victoria Addington June 22, 2020 at 2:33 pm

    Thanks for your tips in measuring wrist circumference. Apparently, I am planning to surprise my sister on her day with bracelets. I already have a specific design in mind, and since I want to make it a surprise, I’ll take your general guideline about how I should consider the thickness of the bracelet before purchasing one.

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Hi, I’m Ginny. I run Centime.

Hi, I’m Ginny. I run Centime.
Hi, I'm Ginny. Welcome to Centime's blog. I started Centime because I was sick of generic, branded gifts with no soul. As I have always loved to make my own jewelry and gifts, I dreamed of creating handmade gifts with a timeless appeal and personal touch. Centime was born out of that dream, and I am grateful to be living my dream everyday. All the posts in this blog were written by me, using years of experience as a jeweler so that you can pick out the perfect gifts that are not just gifts but symbols of everlasting love. Love for keeps, we call them. My colleagues and I also occasionally post inspirations and customer stories that touch our heart. We will also keep you updated of any changes going on in our store. I hope you enjoy this blog, and keep loving <3
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