Shmoel: Yitay has a major Posek behind him. There is definitely no Issur of Begged Ishah by a ring (and a wedding ring in particular) since many men wear them nowadays. And Yosef Hatzadik and Mordechai would disagree with your claim that Jewish men never wore . Also, see M”B 161:19 where it’s almost B’feirush that men wear rings.
