Agree the leather keepers are neater, but isn’t the leather thicker than the nato material, hence the watch will sit higher? Perhaps that’s the compromise?
Only my eyes were.
*I'm a fan of NATO straps but some watches just don't belong on them in my opinion. Maybe the Aquanaut, but the others not so much
I thought it would get the anti-NATO guys all riled up.
jeez Al take it easy will ya? I got so riled up I marched into the kitchen and threw out everything I could find made in Canada. Do you know how long it takes to pour cold maple syrup down the drain? 😁
however these versions with non-metal loops are appealing.
May I ask where you got the beige and navy blue ones on the left of your first picture?
Interesting textures, nice flat hardware too, never seen straps such as those.
I don't know what I was thinking! 😁
I like soft straps for the colour options and light weight but I don't like all the steel hardware.....so I cut off the extra bits and ended up with this which suits me just fine.
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 😁
not so mucho the smell when you sweat
Tip for a strap that smells - place it in a plastic bag, and throw in the freezer for a week. Even smelly leather straps have come back smelling clean doing this in my experience.
will that also work with underwear and socks?
