I have a silicone ring. After a couple near attempts at de-gloving my finger while wearing the gold band and having it bug me doing pull-ups and other work, I put the gold one in my safe.
I'll replace the silicone ring when it starts to tear, usually every 2 years or so.
My wife keeps telling me she wants me to get a “ring” tattooed on my finger. She seems to think the whole “pilot thing” will have women crawling all over me if I ever fly tours, but it hasn’t happened yet, so…
But a silicone ring is genius! I also do a lot of things that could result in a de-gloving, so I just take the ring off a lot before any of those activities. A silicone stand-in would be a lot easier, so thanks for that idea!