We will stop selling red coral

Its red, its beautiful and its common in Zeeland jewelry: red coral. But coral is seriously threatened and is having a very difficult time these days. Even though red coral is common and has a long history in Zeeland jewelry, this is enough reason for us – as the largest online store of Dutch jewelry from Zeeland – to immediately stop selling new jewelry with red coral.

Corals are actually small animals that look like colorful plants. A coral reef consists of thousands of these invertebrate animals called coral polyps. There are over 6,000 species of coral. On estimation, a quarter of marine life depends on coral reefs. Coral provides more than a million animal species with a habitat and place to give birth to the next generation.


Our jewelry turns its backs on red coral
Advantages

Coral reefs do have economic, cultural and environmental benefits for people. Think of the fish that thrives there and is caught for human consumption. Or think about tourism; many people want to see and admire the coral reefs. But also consider ingredients for medicines that are extracted from coral. In addition, coral reefs form a natural barrier against storms, floods and erosion.

Red coral has been used in jewelry since the fifth century BC. It is said to provide protection against danger and the evil eye, bring financial prosperity and cure infertility.

Unfortunately, high demand for red coral for jewelry and destruction from unsustainable fishing methods – such as trawling – has endangered the species. The rate at which coral disappears is much faster than the rate at which it can recover. We at D’Allure cannot support that. That is why we turn our backs on red coral with our jewelry.

ring size advice

Find the right ring size here

There are different ways to find your ring size. Two methods are presented here.

1.BY USING A RING OF YOUR OWN

Het makkelijkst is om een goed passende ring op te meten. De maten op van onze ringen worden in millimeters aangegeven op onze website.

  • Meet in het midden van de ring de binnendiameter. Dus van binnenkant naar binnenkant.
  • Het aantal millimeters is de maat. Op de afbeelding is dit 18 mm.
  • Een brede ring zal strakker aanvoelen om je vinger, dus neem die een halve millimeter groter. Voor een dunne ring geldt dit andersom: neem deze een halve millimeter kleiner

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2.WITHOUT USING A RING OF YOUR OWN

If you don’t have a perfectly fitting ring, please use this method.
Have a piece of string and wind it around your finger once. Make sure it fits loosely, not too tight. Next, measure with a ruler the part of the string that was around your finger. Compare this circumference with the circumferences in one of the next tables (the first table is in millimeters, the second in inches) and find out your ring size.

CIRCUMFERENCE IN MM
RING SIZE
50mm
16
52mm
16,5
54mm
17
55mm
17.5
56mm
18
60mm
19

KEEP IN MIND:

  • Kom je met je berekening uit op een getal dat niet standaard in de tabel staat (bijvoorbeeld 16.5 mm) kies dan de dichtstbijzijnde (grotere) maat.
  • Door warmte en kou kunnen je vingers wat dikker of dunner worden. Zo kan er na een paar uur al een verschil van een kwart ringmaat ontstaan. Het is daarom het betrouwbaarst om je ringmaat bij kamertemperatuur op te meten.
  • Komt je ringmaat uit tussen 2 maten, kies dan voor de grootste maat.