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Buying a Bracelet Online? Here’s How to Find Your Perfect Size
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To find your perfect bracelet size online, measure your wrist with a flexible tape measure or a strip of paper, then add extra space based on how loose you want the fit. The standard wrist size for women's bracelets is typically 6.5 to 7 inches.
Buying a bracelet online means you cannot try it on first, so getting this measurement right before you order saves you the hassle of a return or a resize. Here is how to do it properly, step by step:
1. Measure Your Wrist
Wrap a flexible measuring tape or a strip of paper snugly around your wrist bone.
Mark where the end meets the starting point.
Measure that flat length with a ruler, in inches or centimetres. This is your base wrist size.
2. Add Extra Space Based on Fit
Once you have your wrist size, add a little extra depending on how you want the bracelet to sit:
Snug fit: add 1/4 to 1/2 inch (0.6 to 1.3 cm) to your wrist size.
Comfort fit: add 3/4 inch (1.9 cm) to your wrist size.
Loose fit: add 1 inch (2.5 cm) to your wrist size.
Pure Jewels' own bracelet collection recommends measuring your wrist and adding 0.5 to 1 inch for comfort, which lines up with the comfort-to-loose range above.
3. Confirm the Fit With a Simple Finger Test
Once you've settled on a size, check it by sliding one to two fingers comfortably between the bracelet and your wrist. If you cannot fit a finger underneath, the size is too snug. If it slides freely up your forearm, size down. This is a useful final check for tennis and mangalsutra bracelets in particular, since both are meant to sit close to the wrist rather than move around.
4. Measure Bangles Across Your Knuckles, Not Your Wrist
Bangles do not open, so they need to slide over your entire hand before settling on your wrist. If you size a diamond bangle using your wrist measurement alone, it may not go over your hand at all. Measure across your knuckles instead, with your fingers held together, since this is the widest point the bangle needs to pass.
5. Consider the Bracelet Type Before Finalising Your Size
Some styles need more room than others. Chunkier, rigid styles like bangles need to clear your hand, while thinner, close-fitting styles like tennis bracelets are meant to sit snug. The bracelet collection at Pure Jewels India spans four styles worth thinking about alongside your measurement: