Planning on purchasing an Omega NATO strap for my Planet Ocean purchased in June of this year. Any special spring bar needed when switching from the original Omega rubber strap to the NATO? Thanks in advance for the knowledge.

 

No

 

if it's a 20mm lugwidth probably the springbars on the rubber strap are 068ST2207 (best guess), you want to use 068ST2208 as for nato of leather straps they are more appropiate (longer). If it's 21mm lugs 2208 and 2209 respectively.

 

I personally prefer 1.8mm curved springbars for NATO straps - they help the watch sit a little lower and the increased diameter is a bit stronger.

 

Lugs are 21mm

 

Same here. Don’t know it helps the watch sit lower, but I do think it helps the look at the lugs and the strap slides in easier.

 

Went on the Omega site this evening and ordered a NATO strap for my Planet Ocean, 21mm lugs and it comes with a set of spring bars. If you click on the information link it takes you to the Omega NATO strap install video. The spring bars shown in the animated video are clearly curved.

I'll let you know for sure when I receive the strap.

 

When I ordered a nato from Omega I received straight spring bars. Following to see what they send you. Post some pictures when you get it all set up.

 

Got a note this morning, that it already shipped. I’ll be curious to see what’s in the package!

 

They used to send a set of straight and curved bars — this was when they first started selling straps online. And you got a strap changing tool. Last NATO I ordered didn’t have the tool and it only came with straight bars.

 

When I bought one of the leather NATOs at the Boutique they used curved bars - the thicker ones actually won’t fit very well with straight bars

 

And when I ordered a leather one last year, they included straight bars. Luckily, I already had curved. I actually called and asked whether they should have been curved — they claimed it was a supply chain issue and would make a note to send me curved bars. That was a year ago and I’ve received nothing.

 

How nice of them.

For what it's worth, I've found that the spring bars from Strap Mill Canada work great.

 

Springbars for bracelets and the rubber straps are shorter than the ones you'd ideally have for NATOs or leather straps.

 

When I purchased the green NATO for my SMP300 from a boutique, they did not give me any additional spring bars. I ended up using the straight ones that came with the rubber strap and they seem to work just fine.

 

I think that The Springbars 068ST2207 for bracelets and 068ST2208 rubber/nato/leather

 

I received curved spring bars included when i bought a nato from the Omega website a couple of months back

 

What is the product number? Do you have it on the invoice?

 

NATO arrived. I was expecting something like a padded envelope with the strap and a small plastic bag with the spring bars. Surprise, here is what arrived. So, do I use the long or shorter spring bars for the NATO strap on my 21mm lug PO?

 

Long.