for the younger set that doesn't remember the large metal ID bracelets of the 50s... the Christians In Action in SE Asia could usually be identified by the star sapphire ring, gold Rolex (with black bezel ring), Browning P35 High Power, and a "get out of jail" gold ID bracelet, where the links could be easily separated and used like a "blood chit"...

many locals and most of the bar girls had the same type of "di di mao" jewelery... your worth was carried on you and you could leave at a moment's notice... many of the Chinese grandparents would give a gold coin at the birth of a child, and usually had some elephant ivory stashed (not very transportable)