 They’re known as Mesbah, prayer beads, rosary beads, worry beads, komboloi, or tesbih. Whether they’re used in prayer or simply for blowing off steam, Masabeeh fulfill both purposes equally well. Once you touch them and run the smooth beads through your own fingers, you may find yourself hooked by the meditative, calming effect. Some also think Masabeeh has no religious implication despite their name "Tasbih" or "Prayer Beads", and that these beads are simply accessories that have just become popular among Middle Eastern men as part of their traditional attire and to keep hands busy.  By bead type:
• olive shape beads
• round shape beads
• box shape beads
• barrel shape an item which brings luck Also available in Corn shape, Circles (disks), decorative haberdashery articles, facet grinding. By bead size:
• Ø 6 - 20 mm round beads
• 6x8 mm to 15x20 mm olive beads
• 6x8 mm to 18x20 mm box beads By number of beads:
• 33 beads
• 45 beads
• 66 beads
• 99 beads
Tibetan prayer beads (108 beads). 
The price of amber Masabeeh depends on various factors (current price of raw amber materials, colour of amber beads, shape of amber beads, etc.). The price of Amber Masabeeh ranges from $1,2 to $30 per gram. The price per Mesbah is in range from $25 to thousands of US dollars | 
Also known as Masbaha or Tasbeh, prayer beads have been used by the pious since the time of the Holy Prophet in keeping count of one's daily Zikr. The Moslems use a string of ninety-nine beads called the subha or tasbih, on which they recite the "beautiful" names or attributes of Allah. It is divided into three equal parts either by a bead or special shape or size, and by a tassel of gold or silk thread. The use of these Islamic beads appears to have been established as early as the ninth century independently of Buddhistic influences. The beads in general use are said to be often made of the sacred clay of Mecca or Medina. Among travelers; records of prayer beads is the famous instance, by Marco Polo, of the King of Malabar, who wore a fine silk thread strung with one hundred and four large pearls and rubies, on which he was wont to pray to his idols. Alexander Von Humboldt is also quoted as finding prayer beads, called Quipos, among the native Peruvians. 
TESS-peehh: "rosaries," or prayer beads, usually have 99 beads, one for each of the 99 sobriquets (names) of Allah. (Some have 1/3 of 99, or 33 beads.) The 100th, or lead bead, means the completion of one cycle of devotion. Cords protrude from the leader bead, attached to two beads with a tassel. The beads represent the ninety-nine names of Allah. The name Allah is said on the 100th bead. The Muslim's major prayers are the tahmid (god be praised) and tahlit (there is no deity but Allah). In Ottoman times, tespih were made from fragrant woods, Kahrab (amber), mother-of-pearl, and precious metals such as gold and silver. Tespih for the rich were fine works of art that might take months to make. Worry Beads were likely inspired from Islamic prayer beads. Popular in Armenia, Greece and Turkey, they were fidgeted with to supposedly relieve stress and tensions of the day
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