I am thinking of getting a thin leather nato strap for my SMPc. Right now I have a very thick zulu strap. I fear it may be putting too much strain on my spring bar, so I want to change it out to a thinner fabric like a nato strap. I was looking on Amazon trying to find a thin leather nato strap and I think I have found one. It's going to be light brown. Does anybody use a leather nato on their timepiece? If so, I would love pictures.
True with a Zulu too. Leather - Zulu or Nato - will generally be thicker than a nylon version of either. In my experience, some watches just don't have enough room to accomodate a leather strap. With the SMPc, you should be able to find a leather Nato that is suitable. There is at least one member here who sells them in the accessories section, though I have no personal experience with that product. Personally, I opt for single-shouldered springbars when using a Nato or Zulu setup. You'll have to cut them off to change if you don't have lugholes but IMO, more secure.
Well I am going to wait it out, I just got a close call and almost bought the strap off Amazon. Just saw this http://omegaforums.net/threads/reminder.16099/
Here's my Speedy Pro on a Cordovan shell leather nato. I use 20mm single flanged 1.8mm diameter Swiss ISO spring bars - same thickness and style as the Omega ones but a fraction longer:
Reduces the number that can walk in front of my car while I'm driving in the dark too so I'm very much in favour of more of them being turned into watch straps.
Most of my watches spend a decent amount of time on leather NATOs - comfort is unbeatable, and I love the look... Here are what's on the current rotation: Suede ( one olive, one charcoal ) from Worn & Wound shop on 1938 Longines ... Olive horween chromexcel with custom red stitching from AgeLeatherGoods on 1965 Benrus... Black kangaroo from Hodinkee on Brosnan Seamaster...
Like Traveler, I have a couple on leather NATOs, This is a 1964 Benrus on a supple oiled cowhide "Big Guy" from Watchgecko: and this is a lovely vintage Altus that I have on a Hodinkee Horween: Both feel great on the wrist, especially during the summer months (the very few we get here in GWN!)
Wearing this today (kangaroo Nato), and it reminded me of this thread... Dsio, I also found another use for the kangaroos... I went to an Australian restaurant in NYC the other day, and ordered 'the burger' (my usual lazy default option). It was seriously one of the best burgers I ever had. I was talking to the waitress about it and I found out it was actually kangaroo meat! To be fair, it was listed as a 'roo burger' on the menu but I thought that was just a 'funny' name as the place was Australian... I was a little grossed out, as I had always thought of kangaroos as a sort of rat/rabbit hybrid, but it was a seriously good burger... Anyway one less 'roo to crash into...