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RayF
22210
May 29, 2019
Non-J, steel bracelet version is $115 on Amazon as of today (5/29/19) so lets not hear any more of that "it's cheaper elsewhere" nonsense! Damn shame I'm not into field watches--if I were, I'd buy one or two of these without a second thought. For those with a preference for snappy-looking NATOs and Zulu straps, this watch would be the adult equivalent of a Barbie Doll just waiting for new outfits!
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DanTreview
159
May 30, 2019
RayFLOL so true. God I hate NATO straps. Looks like something a 13 year old boy would like.
RayF
22210
May 30, 2019
DanTreviewI thought the same thing when I first encountered them. Eventually they began to grow on me--not to the extent that I went out and bought a bunch, but I do have 2 or 3 of them. For the most part, I'm a steel bracelet sort of guy.
DanTreview
159
Jun 5, 2019
RayFI'm exactly the same. I have a green one that came with my Bertucci, and I have a black one I can swap into it, but I cut off the dorky loop-back that goes underneath the case, so it's just a straight strip of nylon that looks and behaves like a normal strap, avoiding that dorky extra loop.
RayF
22210
Jun 5, 2019
DanTreviewLately seeing lots of so called two-piece NATOs--really the same as any traditional watch strap, but constructed out of the same nylon fabric traditional NATOs are made from--all the fashion colors without the loop ;- )
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DanTreview
159
Jun 20, 2019
RayFI think the "fashion colors" is what deters me most... Maybe I would have liked NATO straps as a teenager, but at midlife, nah...
RayF
22210
Jun 20, 2019
DanTreviewAgreed. Unless a particular color or combination of colors means something to a person, otherwise I suppose the rest is fashion. I decided to try a couple of safer colors a while back and I was pretty happy with the results; Blue/Grey Bond stripe on an old Invicta, and military looking Grey/Green solid on a Seiko Flightmaster:
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Both straps are very comfortable and there's certainly no problem with sizing.
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DanTreview
159
Jun 21, 2019
RayFI only like NATO on my Bertucci, because I *HAVE TO* (integrated lugs). LOL They look okay on a Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical too, but that's about it for me... The stripey ones are for 13 year old boys standing in line for a superhero movie. No joke.
RayF
22210
Jun 21, 2019
DanTreviewBond (James, Bond) begs to differ.
DanTreview
159
Jun 22, 2019
RayFThat's my point. Only he can pull it off, and not very well. Still looks hokey with a tux. Whatever.
RayF
22210
Jun 22, 2019
DanTreviewSo the pink Hello Kitty version is out of the question?
DanTreview
159
Jun 25, 2019
RayFAbsolutely not. That's the ONLY nato I would ever wear.