Bracelet Size Guide for Women & Men

Open the clasp and wrap the bracelet around the wrist where you intend to wear it. Attach the clasp to a link on the extension chain that leaves comfortable movement without feeling tight. Check the fit with your wrist relaxed and when you bend your hand.

A 16 cm base with a 3 cm extender gives a nominal 16–19 cm total bracelet range, including the clasp. The extender changes the fastening position; it does not mean the bracelet fits every wrist. Check the model’s stated range if you are buying for someone else.

Wrap a flexible measuring tape around the place where you normally wear your bracelet. Keep it against the skin without pulling it tight or leaving a gap. Read the circumference in centimetres. If you use a paper strip or non-stretch string, mark the overlap and measure it flat with a ruler.

Record the wrist measurement itself before adding room for fit. If you add allowance while measuring and then add it again later, the bracelet will be too loose.

A single-wrap bracelet uses total bracelet length, including the clasp. A double-wrap bracelet passes around the wrist twice, so its full end-to-end length must be divided by two before you compare one wrap with the wrist. Elastic 18/20 cm styles also use total length.

Bangles use a different measurement: their listed 55/60/65 mm options refer to inside diameter. Do not compare those millimetres directly with wrist circumference or bracelet length.

Close fit: wrist + 1 cm. Regular fit: wrist + 1.5 cm. Relaxed fit: wrist + 2–2.5 cm. These are the starting allowances in our new guide.

A thick leather bracelet can feel closer than a slim chain of the same listed length. The clasp should meet and close naturally. Do not stretch leather or force a magnetic fastening to make a smaller size work. If the calculated length is between available sizes, compare the resulting allowance for both sizes and the feel you want.

From wrist to bracelet: add the allowance to your wrist measurement and multiply by two. A 17 cm wrist plus 1.5 cm gives 18.5 cm per wrap; twice that is 37 cm total.

From bracelet to wrist: divide the full length by two, then subtract the allowance. A 37 cm bracelet gives approximately 18.5 cm per wrap; subtracting 1.5 cm points to a 17 cm wrist. For close fit use 1 cm per wrap; for relaxed fit use 2–2.5 cm per wrap.

A figure that represents wrist fit or one wrap cannot be used as though it were the full length of a two-wrap bracelet. First establish the actual total, then use the chart.

This is particularly important when comparing a bracelet you already own with another model. Lay the double-wrap bracelet out fully and include its fastening in the measurement. Do not measure only the loop while it is wrapped.

Do not treat the two suggested wrist ranges as a promise of fit for every wrist. A larger size will leave more room; a smaller one will leave less. The beads and your preferred feel also matter.

If neither option provides the allowance you want, consider an adjustable chain or another model with more length choices. Use the elastic rule here rather than automatically applying the relaxed single-wrap allowance.

Use a comfortable open bangle as your reference. Lay it flat and measure straight across the inside, from inner edge to inner edge, without including the metal thickness. Compare that measurement with 55, 60 or 65 mm.

An open bangle also has an opening and a shape that affect fit. Do not convert a wrist circumference directly into one of these sizes or assume a universal wrist range. Ferus allows gentle, careful bending; choose the closest comfortable base size rather than relying on repeated bending to correct the wrong size.