Thread from November 9th, posted by TheOtherOne, showing pics from October and November with ring/watch differences. Also in the last pic he's positioned his right hand so that his ring finger is sticking up alone as if to prominently display the ring that was not there in October.
Thread is here
Thanks for the link. An article in the
Gaurdian about this interview says this:
"Even inviting a journalist to see him - as American planes and spy satellites traversed the skies looking for him - was a considerable risk. But bin Laden was willing to take chances to get his message across."
Read the article. This photo op was planned out weeks in advance. I am sure that the whole event was content rich.
arkady