What is the ruling on a man wearing gold, even if in small quantities that do not cause temptation?

Men adorning themselves with gold can take three forms:

First: Slight, individual gold (such as a ring). This is forbidden by the consensus of the majority of scholars due to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Gold and silk have been made lawful for the females of my Ummah, and forbidden for its males."

Second: Slight gold that is secondary to something else (like a gold setting in a silver ring). This is a matter of scholarly disagreement. The majority (Ahmad according to the apparent view of his madhhab, the Malikis, and the Hanafis) have held it permissible, citing Mu'awiyah's hadith: "The Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade gold except if it is cut into pieces," and by analogy with slight silk. The Shafi'is have held it absolutely forbidden based on the generality of the prohibitive evidence. The preponderant view is its permissibility according to the majority; this is because the general evidence of prohibition is specified by the hadith "except if it is cut into pieces" and by sound analogy with silk.

Third: What is plated with gold (like a ring or a watch, such that if it were exposed to fire, no gold would be extracted from it). This is permissible according to the Hanafis, Malikis, and the most correct view of the Shafi'is. The Hanbalis restricted permissibility to what is worn. Their main argument is that the gold here is consumed within another substance, making it as if it were non-existent.