NATO straps

What brand of NATO straps are you guys using? The ones off of Amazon don’t seem that nice.

Doesn’t seem right for a nice watch to be on a $12 NATO strap 😆

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Amazon has good straps and not so good straps. Barton on Amazon is pretty good. Also. Strap mill Canada is a great brand. If you're unsure of quality for Amazon, just Google premium NATO straps and a whole list of vendors will show up. But they are not cheap and I'm not sure how much better they are. Good luck 🏁

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I buy some off brand ones from Amazon and they seem to be ok. They’re not nice but they get the job done.

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ArtStyle brand on Amazon have proved to be great NATO straps for me for $9-$14. Next day delivery usually and easy returns.

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Also check out @Hexagonwatchstraps on here. Their NATO’s look great and pricing seems more than fair.

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If only going off Amazon, Helm or Barton.

If anyone period....well Blushark, Crown and Buckle, Helm and Haveston seem to take up 80%.

Another 10% go to CNS and Vario.

Last 10% Zulu Alpha and Lorier.

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BluShark or Crown & Buckle

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I like to get the seat belt material on my NATO’s didn’t matter really the source.

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I picked up a couple from ADPT. Well constructed and they have some cool colors. They’re a bit pricey but made in the US.

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When I feel like getting a nicer Nato, I've tended to buy from Crown & Buckle. Not sure the situation now, but for a while they had a lot of nice adjustable single-pass options, which I prefer (the "Chevron" models). They sometimes offer interesting leathers too, if you want a change from nylon.

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Super Disagree... I am a NATO EVERYTHING person (unless Super Premium SS or Titanium bracelet) ...and I found the sweet spot of a brand that comes in at $8.99 to $12.99, and they sell on Amazon... Look up "ArtStyle Watch Band"

They are one of the few with 1.5mm Thick vs. Normal 1.2mm or 1.3mm. The drawback (because there is always a catch) is the variety of colors.

My next find, perhaps someone can chime in, is PREMIUM Spring Bars... Spring Bars, not these NATO straps, are the ones that will fail 90% of the time if anything.

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I must be doing it wrong or have odd wrists but find the C&B straps a tiny bit short for my 7.5" wrists. They still fit but barely which means I end up folding a tiny tiny bit on one keeper with their their regular (Premium) NATO (and strain my fingernails to get that little bit folded back) and am right at the end of the Chevron also straining to push the little bit left through the very close together and non-floating keepers.

It's too bad. It takes a little longer to get them on than my other NATOs but I do like the C&Bs otherwise.