Nato Style Straps...

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janice&fred

·Jan 4, 2020

whenever I see a nice watch, and especially a nice Vintage watch on a nato style strap I cringe. it's those metal loops that have the potential of slapping against the lugs. some pics even show them in fact contacting each other.
my reaction to these images is like hearing fingers against a chalk board. some of these watches pictured are obviously worn by owners that should know their collectible watch lugs are getting whacked and marked up by the pointless style strap.
the other thing that gets me is wrist shots of valuable watches with some sort of metallic wrist jewelry slapping against it. there should be a law 😁

 

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GandOsDad

·Jan 4, 2020

😕

I don’t really agree with any of this. If you put the NATO on correctly this shouldn’t be a problem......plus a Speedmaster belongs on one.

 

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janice&fred

·Jan 4, 2020

okie dokie but that's you. however on this very site in the sales section I spotted a quite rare and valuable watch with the metal loop clearly in contact with lugs. makes me wonder if people even consider this.

 

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Archer

·Jan 4, 2020·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

I’ve been wearing watches on NATO straps for decades without lugs getting “whacked and marked up”...

Much ado about nothing really...

 

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janice&fred

·Jan 4, 2020

hey Al don't you got some batteries to install or somethin? 😁

 

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Archer

·Jan 4, 2020·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

janice&fred

hey Al don't you got some batteries to install or somethin? 😁

Nope. No quartz in the shop at the moment...

 

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funkright

·Jan 4, 2020

NATO abuse, as I would term your comment, shouldn't be an issue if installed correctly 😁

 

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MRC

·Jan 4, 2020

janice&fred

okie dokie but that's you. however on this very site in the sales section I spotted a quite rare and valuable watch with the metal loop clearly in contact with lugs. makes me wonder if people even consider this.

On the wrist?

I pulled the head all the way against the loop off the wrist but this is the "best" I could do actually on the wrist.

 

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msm5

·Jan 4, 2020

Love the NATO!

 

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janice&fred

·Jan 4, 2020

well hey if y'all like that style strap then all the power to ya! they just aren't for me as I worry about metal-to-metal contact with my vintage watches.
here's a super sweet watch on the sales section sporting a nato style.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-seamaster-300-14755-circa-1962.107095/

 

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mr_smith

·Jan 4, 2020

janice&fred

I worry about metal-to-metal contact

I wondered about this as well until I tried one; thought for sure it would slip around on the strap - never did! The thing that got me was how high the 2 layers made that particular watch sit off my wrist. So comfortable though. I'll probably pick one up again for a different, thinner watch.

 

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Archer

·Jan 4, 2020·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

NATO's are the bestest ever strap for any watch!!!

No Patek lugs were harmed in the making of this photo...

 

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Alpha

·Jan 4, 2020

Never a problem 👍

 

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time flies

·Jan 4, 2020

have fun
kfw

 

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stevec14

·Jan 4, 2020

Never had an issue, but everyone’s preferences are different.

 

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madjestikmoose

·Jan 4, 2020

I don’t like internet trolls. Not much I can do about them though.

 

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JohnnyDollar

·Jan 4, 2020

I like this NATO strap much better than the brown leather strap that came with this Omega.

 

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janice&fred

·Jan 4, 2020

Archer

NATO's are the bestest ever strap for any watch!!!

I don't know what I was thinking! 😁

 

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GandOsDad

·Jan 4, 2020

janice&fred

I don't know what I was thinking! 😁

https://giphy.com/gifs/nfl-football-touchdown-3o7522kSFUy7eMXDtS

lol 😀

 

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janice&fred

·Jan 4, 2020

GandOsDad

https://giphy.com/gifs/nfl-football-touchdown-3o7522kSFUy7eMXDtS

lol 😀

Glad to help out and hey as long as my posts get a reaction from Al it's all good. Sitting in my mom's basement typing on the internet sure beats going outside to play since it's raining here in Connecticut 😁