What hand do men's rings go on? Either one, and outside the wedding band there's no universal rule. Even the wedding ring changes sides from country to country: GIA notes that in countries such as Russia, Germany, Poland, Greece and India, it's common to wear it on the right hand. For a big silver ring, we'd choose the finger first and the hand second.
Our customers wear our heavy rings mostly on the thumb and the middle finger. That's what they tell us in their reviews and emails. Below: two-ring combinations, and what the open back under many of our rings means for comfort and sizing.
Which Finger for a Heavy Ring: Thumb or Middle?
A thumb ring sits apart from the other fingers, which can give a wide band more room. One buyer liked our black skull ring enough to order the clear-stone version too, and wrote that they'd wear one on each thumb. Another wears a 25-gram skull ring on the index finger or the thumb, depending on the day.
The middle finger is the other common choice, as in our photo below. A buyer of our skeleton skull ring, 39 grams with a face 32 by 35 mm, wrote that its 11 mm band hugs the middle finger perfectly. A customer with a 26-gram dragon claw ring set with a purple CZ wears it on the middle finger too.
Whichever finger you choose, the ring has to fit that finger. GIA's ring-size advice is that a ring should slide over the knuckle and then sit snug, without being so tight it's uncomfortable. A thumb or a middle finger usually won't be the same size as your ring finger, and by how much depends on your hand and on the ring. Measure the exact finger the ring is for, with our guide to measuring ring size, which also explains why a wide band may need a larger size.
What 2,156 Reviews Say About Fingers
Most reviews never say which finger. Of the 2,156 public reviews on our ring pages (read in October 2026), we found only 16 that say which finger the ring is for, so this is a small sample, not a rule. The heaviest rings in it, from 25 to 39 grams, went on the middle finger, the index finger or the thumb.
The pinky came up six times, and every one of those rings is a light piece of 11 to 18 grams. Three of the six are our 12-gram number 13 ring; one buyer wrote that the little finger is where it belongs and wished they'd ordered a smaller size to put it there.
How Many Rings Should a Man Wear? We Suggest Two
Two rings is what we suggest. Past that, it really comes down to your own ideas and taste.
Keep a big ring off the finger right next to another big ring. Side by side, the two heads crowd each other. Two combinations that avoid it: the thumb and the middle finger on the same hand, with the index finger free between them, or one ring on each hand. A light piece can take the pinky, for example a skull ring on the middle finger and the number 13 ring on the little finger, with the ring finger left empty.
Hollow vs Solid Ring: Turn It Over
Turn one of our skull rings over and you'll often see straight into the head. Several of our best sellers are open on the finger side: the head is hollow, and the band under your finger is plain silver. Our best-selling ring of the past two years is built that way. Open here means only the underside of the head is hollowed; the ring is still .925 sterling silver, not plated.
Casting references give a practical reason to hollow a ring's top. Casting specialist Eddie Bell, in an article credited to the World Gold Council, explains that a heavy ring top on a thin shank can cast with porosity when the metal is fed in through the shank. He suggests hollowing the top from the finger side and making the shank thicker, which helps the casting come out sound. Hollowing a head from below can also take silver, and weight, out of the head itself without changing how it looks from above.
In our experience, the open-back rings are comfortable too: a big ring with a hollow head doesn't feel tight on the finger.
| Feature | Open back | Solid back |
|---|---|---|
| Looking through the band | You see into the hollow head | A smooth, closed inner wall |
| Examples in our range | Our best-selling skull ring, the star ring, the skull ring with red CZ eyes | The iron cross ring, the Celtic cross ring |
| On the finger | Comfortable, not tight, in our experience | Smooth inside all the way around |
| Sizing by a jeweler later | Usually a plain band under the finger, which gives a clean place to cut | Harder to size, in our experience |
Not all of our rings are open. Some are closed behind the face, like the iron cross and Celtic cross rings. Our spinner rings are built differently again: an inner band holds a separate outer band that turns around it.
Sizing an Open-Back Ring Later
The plain band matters if a jeweler ever has to size the ring. Bench jewelers usually cut through the bottom of the band, opposite the face. They add or remove a little metal and solder it closed again, and Ganoksin's sizing guide says to avoid cutting through engraving or a maker's stamp when possible.
A plain band under the finger leaves the jeweler a spot to cut without touching the design, which is usually the easier job. A pattern that runs all the way around the band can make sizing more complicated: if the band has to be cut, the jeweler has to match or restore the pattern at the join.
We don't resize rings after delivery. If the size is wrong, we exchange the ring for a size we have in stock: email us first at support@bikerringshop.com, then send it back unworn within 45 days of delivery and cover the return postage, and we ship the new size free. Measuring first saves you the trip.
Picked a finger? Browse our skull rings, or the full range of rings.