TURKISH SILVER BAND RING

the most famous legend tells that the sultans of arabia gave this ring to their wives as a token of love and, at the same time, as a means of control. If the woman removed the ring from her finger, it would completely come apart into the individual bands that formed it. Since putting it back together correctly was a real puzzle, any possible infidelity—or even the simple act of taking off the ring—would be discovered immediately, as the wife would not be able to reassemble it without knowing the secret combination known only to her husband. Today, the turkish ring has lost its meaning of “control” and is chosen instead as a romantic promise of love or an engagement token.