Ring (Finger Measuring) Gauges

We supply a large range of ring gauges from various manufactures all of which are made with the very best quality metal alloys. Also take a look at Elma's world famous electronic finger sizing unit the Elma ring meter, which is a fast, accurate and impressive way of sizing in a retail environment.

Wheatsheaf ring gauges are made in the United Kingdom and their A-Z system, which is widely used throughout the UK, has become the industry standard.

Other manufactures of ring gauges are available with the same accuracy and system as Wheatsheaf; we stock these in various styles, but with an economical price tag.

Some hints and tips measuring customers to get the accurate finger size:

It is integral to keep the two major types of ring gauges in your selling environment, standard and wedding. Standard plain bands are used to measure popular ring styles and wedding ring sizes incorporate wider bands. A wedding band gauge gives your customer the closest understanding of how the real band will feel on the finger. When measuring a customer's finger size, always push the ring gauge (allowing some resistance) over the knuckle and onto the metacarpals (the part of the finger after the knuckle). The fingers on the hand can shrink or expand in different weathers up to one size either way. It is always best to measure finger sizes at room temperature.
Moreover, wedding rings in particular come in all different shapes and sizes, such as the "D" shape that Cousins stock. This incorporates the inside flat surface as well as the "D" shaped outside surface, the traditional wedding band style.
Cousins Material House supplies a large range of Rolling mills forming tools and files which form and make court shaped bands (see links below).

We have also a handy International finger sizing chart see PDF below.

Also, take a look at our Ring sticks selection link below.

History of Wheatsheaf
In the early 1900's jewellers were experiencing difficulties and delays due to the sizing of rings as rapid growth penetrated the jewellery industry.

In 1920, Joseph Pepper of 3 Vyse Street Birmingham saw the need to develop a sizing standard in the manufacture of rings. The Trademark Wheatsheaf was pioneered here in this year to maintain an accurate and consistent scale of measurement to the entire trade. The Wheatsheaf scale of measurement became the industry standard across the UK to for the production of rings and their sizes.
In 1992 Wheatsheaf saw a need to expand its tool range to include ISO, USA and European standards. This enabled jewellers to have complete confidence to compete in the ever growing international market.
To this day all Wheatsheaf jewellery making tools are made to the same high standard and are checked by hand to maintain the uppermost accuracy, which ranges from a national to an international scale. All Wheatsheaf Jewellery Making tools have always carried the Wheatsheaf logo to identify that they are the one and only ori