How to measure the chain size (length)
Buying custom length chains or necklaces, bracelets, can be sometimes tricky. How to determine your
perfect size (length)? Here is the easy way to do it:
You will need a thin piece of rope or measurement tape or at least a thin stripe of paper of the appropriate
length.
1). Wrap it up around your neck (wrist, ankle, etc), depending on what you are buying.
2). Try to make it comfortable, imagining how the real jewellery will fit.
3). Then measure that piece with a ruler or measurement tape to find out your perfect length.
Please note, that the clasp is included in length. So, remember, while measuring your length, that
when you close the chain around your neck (wrist, ankle, etc.), it will be a little bit shorter, because of
clasp. (only applies to square fold over clasps).
| Children’s Standard Sizes for Necklaces and Bracelets |
| Bracelets |
5 – 6 (inches) |
| Necklaces |
14 – 16 (inches) |
| Women’s Standard Necklace Sizes |
| Chocker length above the collarbone around neck |
16(inches) |
| Reaching the Collarbone |
17 – 18(inches) |
| A few inches below collarbone |
20(inches) |
| At or above neckline |
22(inches) |
| A little below neckline |
24(inches) |
| Below the chest at sternum |
30(inches) |
| Note: Choose the next size up for larger neck sizes |
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| Men’s Standard Necklace Sizes |
| Base of the neck – for smaller neck sizes |
18(inches) |
| To the collarbone- the most common length for an average size man |
20(inches) |
| A few inches below the collarbone |
22(inches) |
| Just above the sternum |
24(inches) |
| For larger neck size |
26 and up (inches) |
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