1、BRITISH STANDARD BSEN 28653:1993 Jewellery Ring-sizes Definition, measurement and designation The European Standard EN28653:1992 has the status of a BritishStandard UDC 671.121.5:531.717.12:001.4BSEN28653:1993 This BritishStandard, having been prepared under the directionof the Textiles and Clothing
2、 Standards Policy Committee, was published underthe authority of the Standards Board and comes intoeffect on 15March1993 BSI01-2000 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference TCM/44 Draft announced in BSI News June1992 ISBN 0 580 22026 5 Cooperating organiz
3、ations The European Committee for Standardization (CEN), under whose supervision this European Standard was prepared, comprises the national standards organizations of the following countries: Austria Oesterreichisches Normungsinstitut Belgium Institut belge de normalisation Denmark Dansk Standardis
4、eringsraad Finland Suomen Standardisoimisliito, r.y. France Association franaise de normalisation Germany Deutsches Institut fr Normung e.V. Greece Hellenic Organization for Standardization Iceland Technological Institute of Iceland Ireland National Standards Authority of Ireland Italy Ente Nazional
5、e Italiano di Unificazione Luxembourg Inspection du Travail et des Mines Netherlands Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut Norway Norges Standardiseringsforbund Portugal Instituto Portugus da Qualidade Spain Asociacin Espaola de Normalizacin y Certificacin Sweden Standardiseringskommissionen i Sverige S
6、witzerland Association suisse de normalisation United Kingdom BritishStandards Institution Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsBSEN28653:1993 BSI 01-2000 i Contents Page Cooperating organizations Inside front cover National foreword ii Foreword 2 Text of EN28653 3 National anne
7、x NA (informative) Committees responsible Inside back coverBSEN28653:1993 ii BSI 01-2000 National foreword This BritishStandard has been prepared under the direction of the Textiles and Clothing Standards Policy Committee and is the English language version of EN28653:1992 Jewellery Ring-sizes Defin
8、ition, measurement and designation, published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is identical with ISO8653:1986 published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO8653 was produced as a result of international discussions in which the United Kingdom took a
9、n active part. EN28653:1992 has been approved by CEN Member Bodies under the Unique Acceptance Procedure. This BritishStandard supersedes BS6820:1987, which is withdrawn. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are respons
10、ible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pagesi andii, theEN title page, pages2 to4, an inside back cover and a back cover. This sta
11、ndard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover.EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN28653 December1992 UDC 671.121.5:531.717.12:001.4 Descriptors: Jewels, diameters, dimensio
12、nal measurement, designation English version Jewellery Ring-sizes Definition, measurement and designation (ISO8653:1986) Bijouterie Grandeurs de bague Dfinition,mesurage et dsignations (ISO8653:1986) Schmuck Ringgren Begriff, Meverfahren und Bezeichnung (ISO8653:1986) This European Standard was appr
13、oved by CEN on1992-12-01. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national stan
14、dards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to
15、 the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. CEN
16、European Committee for Standardization Comit Europen de Normalisation Europisches Komitee fr Normung Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels 1992 Copyright reserved to CEN members Ref.No.EN28653:1992EEN28653:1992 BSI 01-2000 2 Foreword This European Standard is the endorsement of IS
17、O8653. Endorsement of ISO8653 was recommended by Technical Committee CEN/TC283 “Precious metals Applications in jewellery and associated products” under whose competence this European Standard will henceforth fall. This European Standard shall be given the same status of a national standard, either
18、by publication of an identical text or by endorsement at the latest by June1993, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June1993. The standard was approved and in accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the following countries are bound to implement this
19、 European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UnitedKingdom. Contents Page Foreword 2 1 Scope and field of application 3 2 Definition 3 3 Measurement 3 4 Designation 3EN
20、28653:1992 BSI 01-2000 3 1 Scope and field of application This International Standard specifies the method for measuring the size of rings for the purposes of designating ring-sizes to be used in jewellery. 2 Definition ring-size the inner circumference of the ring expressed in millimetres 3 Measure
21、ment The inner circumference of the ring should be measured using a tapered ring-gauge (ring-stick) with the following characteristics: a) length of the measurement scale:160 0,5mm b) minimum ring-size:41 c) maximum ring-size:76 d) material: metal, or material with equivalent wear resistance. 4 Desi
22、gnation The size of the ring shall be designated by the number of this International Standard followed by the inner circumference of the ring expressed in millimetres rounded to the nearest millimetre. Example: Designation for a ring with a ring-size of43mm measured in accordance with this Internati
23、onal Standard: Ring-size ISO8653-434 blankBSEN28653:1993 BSI 01-2000 National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible The United Kingdom participation in the preparation of this European Standard was entrusted by the Textiles and Clothing Standards Policy Committee (TCM/-) to Technical Committ
24、ee TCM/44, upon which the following bodies were represented: British Horological Federation British Jewellers Association British Jewellery and Giftware Federation British Retail Consortium Consumer Policy Committee of BSI Department of Trade and Industry (Laboratory of the Government Chemist) Joint
25、 Committee of Assay Offices of Great Britain Mail Order Traders Association Metal Finishing Association National Association of Goldsmiths of Great Britain and Ireland Nickel Development Institute Sheffield Assay OfficeBS EN 28653:1993 BSI 389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL BSIBritishStandardsInst
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