Size the little finger itself before anything else, since a loose pinky ring spins and a tight one pinches. Then pick the top, a row of diamonds or a Mayan pattern, in 14K gold, which stands up to the knocks the edge of the hand takes. Read the grams too, since the heft is part of the look, and the listing says whether the stones are lab-grown or natural.
Pinky size: what size pinky ring to get, and how a ring on the pinky should fit
Take the number from the little finger that will carry the ring, using the sizer on the men's rings page. Most menus carry a 7, nearly all with the half sizes, so keep the half if you measure one. The cross goes down to a 2. A few rings run up to a 12. A few come in a single size, the letters ring among them, and the gorilla ring lists none, so ask the desk first. Wear it snug, since a heavy top on a loose ring rolls toward the next finger. Which hand to wear it on, and what it says, is in our pinky ring meaning guide.
Style: men's pinky ring styles, diamond, Mayan, upside-down and custom
The top decides how loud the hand reads. A diamond top packs stones across a flat face, and the twelve-stone ring led that kind. A Mayan ring frames its diamonds in a geometric pattern, and the heavy 14K Mayan leads the sales here. The two upside-down rings set lab-grown Asscher cuts with the point facing out. A bezel closes metal around each stone, so nothing snags. The figures run from a gorilla and a cross to a crowned lion in .925 silver. Several rings here are custom work, from the weed leaf to the letters ring.
Gold: 14K or 10K gold pinky ring, yellow, white or rose
Most rings here are 14K, the karat for a ring that meets every tabletop first. 10K, on the lighter Mayan and the championship ring, is the harder and paler choice. The black enamel bezel ring is platinum, the lion and the black opal ring are .925 silver, and the pave ring is 18K. Every gold ring but two comes in yellow, white and rose.
Stones: diamond pinky rings, lab-grown or natural, sapphire and black diamond
Diamonds sit on every ring here but the silver opal ring. The two upside-down rings and the championship ring are lab-grown, and the letters ring is natural. Lab-grown is diamond carbon for carbon, and the only difference is where the crystal formed. The two sapphire rings, one blue and one royal, set round sapphires with diamonds at the sides, and two rings carry black diamonds. Printed carat totals start at a fifth of a carat, on the platinum bezel ring and the silver lion. The championship ring carries more than 21 carats. Titles rarely name the origin, but every diamond ring prints it on the origin line, natural on most, and nearly all print the color and clarity grades.
Buying: custom pinky rings, resizing, returns and the desk
Pin down the size before the order goes in. A ring resized for you, or built around your letters or a figure, cannot come back. A custom ring takes bench time, so ask the desk for the wait before you pay. Open the live chat first; to send a sketch or photo of your design, text it to 212-872-9692, or call that number, with a person there from 10 AM ET. Returns follow the refund policy.