They seem to be very popular. What is y'all's thoughts on them?
I’m sure the resident NATO expert @coolhandluke will be along soon to give you more info you could’ve imagined
I work construction..... They get dirty and smelly. I bag em up in a little net bag and throw em in with a load of laundry.,... Air dry and back to work!! And they are comfortable as well.
Well I'll give it a shot. I'm an office jockey during the day and have a cheap casio as a beater for working on cars/property/carpentry projects
I pretty much only wear NATO's from Crown and Buckle nowadays. Their Matte Supreme NATO straps are my favorite NATO that I've tried to date. I also like their original Supreme NATO straps with the seatbelt style nylon, but its edges tend to fray and the Matte Supreme version does not.
Comfort is still a bit hit or miss depending on the thickness of the watch, lug to lug distance, etc. I have certain watches that are just not comfortable on a NATO, regardless of the brand or material that they're made from. Because of that, I always recommend Erika's Originals MN straps over NATO straps. There is only one layer of webbing under the watch head, they are infinitely adjustable, and the elastic webbing allows your wrist to swell and contract throughout the day without the strap being too loose or too tight. An Erika's strap is 3x the cost of a C&B Supreme NATO, but it's definitely going to be a good fitting, comfortable strap that you're guaranteed to use. Most NATO straps, especially the cheap ones, just end up sitting unused in a drawer.
@Pennyless, depending on your wrist size and the width of strap that you're needing, I might have some spare Erika's MN straps or BluShark or Artem NATO's to fit your needs. All of the straps shown below are listed for sale in the marketplace.
Comfort is still a bit hit or miss depending on the thickness of the watch, lug to lug distance, etc. I have certain watches that are just not comfortable on a NATO, regardless of the brand or material that they're made from. Because of that, I always recommend Erika's Originals MN straps over NATO straps. There is only one layer of webbing under the watch head, they are infinitely adjustable, and the elastic webbing allows your wrist to swell and contract throughout the day without the strap being too loose or too tight. An Erika's strap is 3x the cost of a C&B Supreme NATO, but it's definitely going to be a good fitting, comfortable strap that you're guaranteed to use. Most NATO straps, especially the cheap ones, just end up sitting unused in a drawer.
@Pennyless, depending on your wrist size and the width of strap that you're needing, I might have some spare Erika's MN straps or BluShark or Artem NATO's to fit your needs. All of the straps shown below are listed for sale in the marketplace.
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If that middle one's navy blue I'm interested. Sorry I'm very new here, is there a special marketplace?
Yes sir. It's a 20mm navy blue Artem strap. Here's a link to the listing...
https://www.okshooters.com/threads/watch-straps-20mm-and-22mm-blu-shark-artem-bandr-etc.374122/
Ah. The spinnaker I'm wanting to replace the bracelet on is a 22mm. Saw you had some other posted, I'll see what you ahve.
Sorry about that. I believe the only 22mm that I have available is a Sahara colored Erika's MN strap that fits a 6.75" wrist or smaller.
