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Anyone know where they sell suede nato straps

  1. nate168 Mar 18, 2018

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    Looking for one like the B&S below seems like they don't carry them anymore

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  2. ulackfocus Mar 18, 2018

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    Hopefully the same place makes leather dress shirts, because I'm jonesin' for one.
     
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  3. asrnj77 Mar 19, 2018

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  4. donashby Mar 20, 2018

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    Hodinkee has a distressed grey leather nato that I just bought.
     
  5. amanson Mar 20, 2018

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  6. Maganator Mar 20, 2018

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    On the subject of Nato questions does anyone know where I can find a leather NATO with a leather fixer, rather than with additional hardwear like the below (found on pin interest but I cant see where it is from.

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  7. Professor Mar 20, 2018

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    I'd just been thinking of making a couple of leather NATO straps. I got one low end NATO strap on a Russian watch and picked up another on sale for 79 cents. I just don't care much for nylon for everyday wear but the buckles and loops are decent quality so I'm planning to replace the nylon with leather straps.
     
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  8. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Mar 20, 2018

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    I saw some nice suede NATO on ebay sold out of Spain.
    Also suede NATOs sold in France from the web site of ABP Paris (Atelier du Bracelet Parisien).

    In the US BanRbands.com might have some nice stuff.

    Just you won’t find anything called “NATO” in the US because some idiot registered the word NATO and threatens sellers who use that word. Make sure you avoid him as he sells on Ebay under the name “NATO International”.
     
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  9. amanson Mar 20, 2018

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    I think it’s bandrbands.com

    That’s infuriating. Thanks for the heads-up.
     
  10. ulackfocus Mar 20, 2018

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    One of the members had a meltdown over that and earned himself a custom avatar message about switching to decaf. I think it was FullyWound (a very apropos screen name).
     
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  11. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Mar 20, 2018

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    Ah, I thought the decaf caption was because he was so hyper all the time... guess it all fits.
     
  12. nate168 Mar 21, 2018

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    @Syrte thanks ! exactly what I was looking for gonna order the caramel one.
     
  13. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Mar 21, 2018

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    Glad you found something you like.
    Where did you order in the end?
     
  14. ulackfocus Mar 21, 2018

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    Yes, it was related to his overall behavior, but IIRC it was the NATO rant was the straw that broke the squirrel's back.
     
  15. nate168 Apr 1, 2018

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  16. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Apr 1, 2018

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    Looks nice. Will be curious to hear. I'm an inveterate strap enthusiast.
     
  17. Ssunnylee24 Apr 1, 2018

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    Hodinkee
     
  18. asrnj77 Apr 1, 2018

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    Weird coincidence but my cheapestnato suede strap arrived today. It’s an 18mm that I’m going to put on my Accutron Astronaut. It was on sale for $6 and feels good so far. It’s thin enough which is important for me on a leather NATO. We’ll see how it holds up over time and hopefully the color doesn’t bleed
     
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  19. nate168 Apr 4, 2018

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    @asrnj77 nice pickup I must have missed that one or sold out ! look good for 6 bucks
     
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  20. nate168 Apr 20, 2018

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    So just got the cheapestnato strap in haven't had time to put it on yet as my springbar tool is a little to big to get into the lugs, I think first impressions are definitely you get what you pay for, not trying to knock it but i feel 20 bucks was wasted but i guess it was worth a try. I'm going to try their nylon straps as i think those will be a little safer especially if they are on sale. If it was 6-10 bucks for these leather straps then yes i would think they would be good to see what you like before investing in a better strap.