NATO strap options help (UK purchase)

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Omegafanman

·Mar 18, 2023

I am looking for a couple of NATO strap options for hard wearing beater situations (Pulsar G10)
One with RAF / military DNA and perhaps something a bit modern and funky.
Any recommendations which won’t break the bank?
There seems to be so many and I am not good with choice (most of my watches stay on the factory option)
Thanks.
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bonzodog

·Mar 18, 2023

Haveston are worth a look.

 

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Omegafanman

·Mar 19, 2023

Any other suggestion for a nice budget Nato? Thanks

 

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p4ul

·Mar 19, 2023

Have a look at Sniper Bay on Amazon, nice and chunky.

I have bought several natos from Amazon on price just to swap around on beaters, £10-15 each. Almost disposable price. There doesn’t seem to be much to go wrong with any of them.

 

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Hetcins1

·Mar 19, 2023

The strap tailor or check out ebay

 

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p4ul

·Mar 19, 2023

Pic in descending gauge/quality of material. FYI.

 

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DrmexicoII

·Mar 19, 2023

I've bought from Bark & Jack and I think Gecko. Both ok, the B&J one better quality but I have limited experience.

 

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hoshimachi

·Mar 21, 2023

RSM Natos are really good. I like their single-pass vintage military collection. The material is very soft and the colors are great for vintage aesthetic. This particular line shows some fraying, but it is expected of the material.
I value comfort over anything when it comes to nato straps.

 

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Omegafanman

·Mar 27, 2023

I ended up stealing a Maratac strap off another watch - very pleased with how it wears and it seems robust.
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pbook4g5

·Mar 27, 2023

I've bought some cheap NATOs off of Gecko and Zuludiver and I've been pleasantly surprised by both at the price.

 

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Spruce

·Mar 27, 2023·Sunburst dial fan

I paid £3.39 for this woven perlon strap. Various colours and widths available

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25338661...ffo82JQ8S&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=EMAIL

 

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Braindrain

·Mar 27, 2023

CNS (Cheapest Nato Straps) ? Seems to offer a bunch of straps for pretty cheap, which allows you to experiment. I've bought a bunch from them, in the past, although I actually don't use any of them.

 

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Tubber

·Mar 27, 2023

Phoenix NATO straps are good quality and £15 a throw. Eulit Perlon straps are also good. Bought a few Perlon straps from Watchobsession that were cheap and have lasted really well. Prefer Perlon straps to NATO straps most of the time as they sit better on the wrist rather than the NATO bulking them out.

 

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User001

·Mar 27, 2023

I’ve brought plenty of nato straps from eBay in the past for about £10 or under. The quality can vary a bit though. I’ve found the best quality ones to be the seatbelt material ones.
I recently got a couple from CWC. These ones are single pass, so quite thin but don’t seem to be fraying after regular use like some others do.
https://www.cwcwatch.com/collections/cwc-straps-accessories/products/single-pass-ribbed-cwc-strap

 

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tapaptpat

·Mar 27, 2023

Phoenix for sure,
The Perlons I have I have simply bought the colour that matches, sky blue for 6bb, burgundy red for 555 etc,
There is one set of Nato's/other i've been meaning to try from:
https://zulualphastraps.com/collections/all-products

Now for Something a little different
The A.F.0210 reproduced here along with sever other styles
https://af0210strap.com/shop/

Perhaps some thing for a silly english kanigget
https://www.fratellowatches.com/ndc...arine-nationale-parachute-elastic-strap/#gref

I also have an exotic 2nd hand Kangaroo leather from tannery in Paris that came along with a purchase. If you can find someone to make a Nato for you I'd highly recommend as its one of my fave straps.
Here is a quick link (out of stock and in US) but gives you an idea of the look
https://www.crownandbuckle.com/saddle-kangaroo.html

All the best

 

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Omegafanman

·Mar 29, 2023

Thinking about it I ended up with a Zulu and not a NATO so my question was a bit flawed....
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Watch 101: What is the Difference Between a NATO Strap and a Zulu Strap? (theoandharris.com)

 

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VickMacky

·Mar 30, 2023

Hetcins1

The strap tailor or check out ebay

I’m in the US but I just got some ribbed NATOs from StrapnTailor and they’re pretty great. Not budget IMO though. What about cheapest NATO straps, that’s in the UK if I recall.

 

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Togri v. 2.0

·Apr 1, 2023·Wow! Custom title... cool

I use two nato straps: Phoenix and UTE straps. Both are very good, plain and gets the job done.

 

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DomB

·Apr 2, 2023

Cousins UK have a good selection.