Thought I'd share a recent purchase. Picked up my 6th OEM NATO strap this week. This one in 20mm.





And here it is next to my recently acquired OEM novonappa leather NATO.





I'm definitely a fan of the OEM straps as are many in the community.




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The quality is superb - just hard to take at over $200 USD each.

 

Yeah they're expensive but so wonderfully comfortable compared to all the other cheap NATOS out there.
But price is definitely tough to swallow. I have the 007 Bond one from Spectre (21mm)

 

I picked off my last 2 on watchrecon and paid a lot less than MSRP. Brand new.


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Which strap are you looking at? Neither of mine cost over $200.

 

Welcome to the club.

 

I think he's referring to the leather which retail for $270-300 depending on OB or AD.
The regular nylon natos retail for $160-190 depending on location.

 

I purchased that same OEM NATO. They are really nice. But not $180 nice. I think they are worth maybe $80. Plus the last time I posted a picture of it, @ulackfocus called it a "stuuuupid NATO" - that hurt my feelings.

 

But then you put it on this:


Which I believe he called it "a f***ing great strap for that watch" so your feelings should be restored!!

 

Both look awesome folks !!!

 

Yes, I was just joking... I was very happy that he liked my new strap. Heck, I like my new strap. And to be honest - I kind of think @ulackfocus was right. I have not been wearing the "stuuupid" NATO that much. It does not work with that watch. This forum does give you valuable, albeit, sometimes unvarnished truth.

 

Oh I know i was too!! But it really does look great on that new leather strap...and thanks for the feedback on my post btw...

 

Does any third party sell a NATO of equivilent quality?

 

The Timefactors natos are pretty close to the same pattern and weave, however a bit thicker and not quite as sheen and soft as the Omega. Also, their patterns at the moment are somewhat lacking. Significantly lower priced too.
There's a fellow on WuS at the moment who's about ready to start selling his own premium quality natos, and they fit and finish of the material and hardware are the closest I've seen to the OEM Omega. Started a site but hasn't opened for orders yet. He has two threads documenting everything, which is pretty cool if you're interested in going over his progress from material selection, hardware sourcing, experimentation, etc.
Phenomenato is the name he's going by - hopefully the straps are better than the branding (I kid, I kid.....)