I ordered the official Omega Nato strap - I had to know why it cost $160. For those that want to know, here you go.
I think the wax seal on the documents goes just a bit too far for a strap. Don't get me wrong, I love great packaging but it has to match the value of the thing I am ordering.

 

Agreed, super impressive packaging. I got the same strap, too!

 

140 bucks in packaging wrapped around a 20 dollar NATO.

 

While I can appreciate and agree that the overall package is overpriced, it has quite a bit more than the value you've assigned. The NATO is very high quality, has Omega branding (which matters to some), and the addition of a travel case, spring bars and tool make it a decent set. The rest of it is pretty frivolous, but it's still a cool bit of kit.

 

Wow, impressive... I received the strap in the little plastic bag with no additional packaging.

 

Yeah, but you have 140 bucks in change.

 

While it may be of superior quality to the average NATO, you still are spending far too much on the name. I've already paid for the name on the watch, paying extra for it on the most disposable replacement part seems a bit silly.

 

Good it comes with a Nato Manual

 

What a truly awful waste of resources. Shame on Omega

 

Completely agree. Very much out of synch with modern climate and waste agendas.

 

Is the packaging the same for EU customers?

 

Nope, because he spent the same amount of money I did and got less for it, but keep taking stabs in trying to make your opinion factual.

If you really want to get down to brass tacks here, one could say you spent far too much on the name Omega as well; taking it further, spending that much money on a watch to tell time, something many people nowadays would scoff at as being a wasteful and frivolous use of both disposable income and resources.

See above, but I'll add in how about the rest of Omega's packaging? Hell, how about their manufacturing process as a whole? How much of their source material is made in countries like China? Swatch is a LUXURY conglomerate; how does their very existence line up with "modern climate and waste agendas?" Or do they get a pass on your climate morals radar because you like watches?

Stop pissing in our cereal. Give it a rest and let the OP enjoy his new strap. Or continue to have at it, I'll do my measured best to ignore the topic from here-on-in.

 

I actually agree with a lot of the comments - just wanted to share the info!

BTW - to the post about branding - I do see the Omega brands - again very cool and I appreciate it, nice touch.

 

I don‘t think so. I believe you don‘t get the strap change kit in europe. No idea why?

 

When I checked the website it offers me to add it for an extra 10 euros

 

They offer a spring bar tool. Is this the same as the kit in the US? Do they have to pay extra for that in the US? Just curious.

 

...Are you for real? I didn't criticise neither the OP nor his strap for that matter, only that the packaging is ridiculous in relation to what the contents are. I feel the same for a lot of products, but here I chose to comment on this specific item. Like you did when you chose to comment "super impressive packaging" - but I guess that your opinion is the only one allowed here?

These are relevant issues and IMO shouldn't be ignored. Also, I think you'll find that neither @Fritz or I contribute a lot to the Swatch Group sales.

 

Well put, @ConElPueblo
the cost of manufacturing that packaging far exceeds the cost of manufacturing that strap, you can trust me on that, I perform the costing on my employer's products and processes for a living. So where is the sense in purchasing a product that costs under ten bucks to make, but is delivered in thirty dollars worth of promotional packaging for four times that much?

As for my contribution to Swatch, one watch... and I gave that as a gift. Everything else is used and without packaging.

 

I used to work as a temp in a part of a dairy that packaged Lurpak butter in tiny folded packages. Those bits of folded paper was at least 99% of the cost of materials

 

I just want to know when the Extract on my NATO strap will arrive...ordered months ago.