When building your mokume-gane engagement ring or wedding band, there are two basic parts: the mokume and the liner. The mokume
. The liner includes the inside of the ring, the sides of the ring, and if it is an engagement ring, the setting. Most of the mokume engagement rings can also be made with another metal for the setting.
Your mokume may be inlaid into 18K yellow gold, platinum, 14K rose gold, 10K green gold or 14K white gold.
Contact a mokume design specialist to help you create your dream mokume ring! We'll send you mockups and images to help you visualize your finished ring.
18K yellow
gold liner
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Platinum liner
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14K rose
gold liner
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10K green
gold liner
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14K white gold
(natural unplated)
liner
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Edge & Profile
Our standard edge for a mokume band is #2 below. That is the standard profile (slightly domed) with a micro edge.
1. Flat profile, medium edge (0.6mm), flush rails
2. Standard profile, micro edge (0.3mm), flush rails
3. Standard profile, medium edge, flush rails
4. Standard profile, wide edge (0.8mm), flush rails
5. Standard profile, medium edge, raised rails
6. Standard profile, wide edge, raised rails
7. Standard profile, wide edge, v-groove rails
8. Standard profile, extra wide edge (1.5mm), flush rails
9. Heavy rounded profile, extra wide edge, flush rails
Stone Setting
Stones may be flush set, channel set, or bezel set.

Flush set |

Channel-set |

Bezel-set |
Band Shape
Customize your wedding band to be straight, contoured, or precisely contoured to fit your engagement ring.

Straight band |

Specialty Contour |

Contoured to fit an engagement ring |
Finishes: Matte Finish

Our matte finish is accomplished by masking all the surfaces of the ring except for the mokume, and bead blasting the mokume with fine glass beads. This treatment results in a satin finish that absorbs light and helps the different colors of the mokume become apparent. It is recommended to accentuate mokume pattern. As with any finish, the bead blasted surface is extremely superficial and will show signs of wear. The ring will eventually take on a uniformly worn look.
High Polish

A high polish finish is a highly reflective mirror like surface that reflects the light. Because the mokume is bouncing the light back at you, the individual colors in the mokume are less apparent, and the mokume tends to appear uniform in color. In different lights, the individual colors may become more visible to the wearer. As with any finish, a high polish finish is extremely superficial and will show signs of wear. The ring will eventually take on a uniformly worn look, at which time the different colors will become more apparent. The high polish finish is easy to refresh with a polishing cloth or cream.
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