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The size of a cigar is defined by diameter (ring gauge) and length (in inches). Ring gauge is the diameter measured in 64ths of an inch, so a cigar with a ring gauge of 48 is 48/64ths (or 3/4ths) of an inch
The basic sizes are:
Cigarillo Cigars (3" X 20 ring gauge)
Panatela Cigars (6" X 36)
Corona Cigars (5 1/2" X 42)
Lonsdale Cigars (6 3/4 X 42)
Robusto Cigars (5" X 50)
Toro Cigars (6 x 50)
Double Corona Cigars (7 1/2" X 50)
Churchill Cigars (7"X 48)
Robusto: Short and thick
Lonsdale: Thin and long
Corona: Medium length and medium gauge
Churchill: Long and thick
Cigarillo: Short and thin
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