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MALALUNE

Est. in a workshop, not a factory

Silver with
roots.

Every shape in this collection has been worn in China for centuries, and explained in almost none of them. We make them in solid 925 silver, by hand, and we tell you what they mean.

4.9 from 1,240 reviews
Ships worldwide from 3 workshops
Six-Prong Chain Necklace — 925 sterling silver, image 1 of 4
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This month's piece

Six-Prong Chain Necklace

1.62g · $20.49

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925 sterling silver

Hallmarked, never plated

Free over $120

Tracked, 5-9 working days

30-day returns

No questions, no restocking fee

REACH & Prop 65

SGS tested, nickel compliant

Most asked about

The pieces people write to us for

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Why they ask

“What does it mean?”
We actually answer that.

Most brands importing from China will sell you a dragon and tell you it is “for luck”. Dragons are not luck. The endless knot is not a bracelet design. Behind each of these forms is a specific idea that has been carried for a very long time, and knowing it is most of what makes the object worth wearing.

  • The endless knot

    Continuity — a bond with no loose end to pull

  • The gourd

    Fortune, and safe return from a long way away

  • Black onyx

    Not luck. Ground — the stone for keeping your footing

Browse all 24 symbols

Five lines

Grouped by what they say, not what they are

Made by hand, in three workshops

We can tell you the name of the person who cast your ring.

Nothing here is mass-produced. The cuff is investment-cast one tree at a time. The engraved bracelet takes ninety minutes under a graver. The silver travels from Shenzhen and Yiwu and Suzhou, from workshops of between four and thirty people, all of whom we have visited and whose certification we hold on file.

See how it's made

Lost-wax casting

One tree per six pieces

Hand engraving

90 minutes per bracelet

Oxidise & polish

Depth left in the recess

Hand-braiding

One strand at a time

Stone grading

By eye, in daylight

0.8mm wire

Annealed for pliability

1,240 reviews · 4.9 average

What people say once it arrives

I bought the endless knot for my sister before she moved abroad, mostly because of how the description explained it. She cried. The weight of it in your hand is real — it is not a thin cheap bracelet at all.

Aisling R.

Portland, OR · verified purchase

Ordered the dragon cuff expecting the usual online-jewelry disappointment. It is 28 grams. It feels like an actual object. Got a handwritten note about the casting process in the box, which was a nice touch.

Marcus T.

Manchester, UK · verified purchase

I have been looking for a jade strand that is not tourist-shop quality for years. The grading is honest and the colour is even all the way round, which is exactly what they said it would be.

Yuki H.

Toronto, ON · verified purchase

Not sure which symbol

Tell us the person, and we'll tell you the piece

Send us who it is for and what they are going through. We will come back with two or three pieces and the reason each one fits. No upselling — we will talk you out of it if it is wrong.