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Fob ring

A type of finger ring that has a small loop or cylinder on the back of the hoop, opposite the bezel, for suspension on a chatelaine, fob or watch chain, sometimes along with a watch key, key-ring or signet ring.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson