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White metals in jewelry

White metals in jewelry

The rings above show left to right, Sterling Silver, 14K white Gold, 18K white Gold, and Platinum. We use several white metals in our creations and wanted to cover the differences between the three. “White metals” is a broad term used to describe a metal that is a...

A Little bit about Gold

A Little bit about Gold

Gold for fine jewelry   Gold, the slightly reddish yellow material was collected and mined for its pleasing physical characteristics. Dense, malleable, ductile, and virtually indestructible.   The highest award at the Olympics is gold and it is...

Why buy Fine Jewelry? Part 1:

Why buy Fine Jewelry? Part 1:

There are countless reasons to purchase fine jewelry.  Commemorate significant events, Marriage, Anniversary’s, Birth of a child, New Job, Birthday’s, Graduation, Inspirations, Turning points in one's Life, or Just because. (Not necessarily in that...

We moved….

We moved….

Many of you know by now we moved. For those of you who are new to Ma Mo, we will give you a little bit about where it started and where we are now. It all started back in 1996 on the Island of Oahu (more of that story on our About page) We opened our retail shop just...

Say Hello to Ma Mo

Say Hello to Ma Mo

Let us introduce ourselves: We are Maurice and Morgan the duo that makes up Ma Mo Jewelry Design Ltd. We operated a retail shop for 16 years and then moved off the street to a private studio for the past two years. During that time we produced a hugely diverse amount...

The fit and sizing of rings

The fit and sizing of rings

A proper fit to a ring. The ring should be snug enough on the finger to have some resistance when trying to remove, taking a little effort and wiggle to pass over the knuckle. A narrow ring will fit differently than a wide ring. A wider ring can at times need to...

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