What a NATO is for

Honestly, I think this is only the second time a springbar has failed on me in my life. My B&J NATO saved this from taking a tumble in the night; which does imply I was still wearing it like a Hermes lock until sunrise. 

Have any of you had springbars fail? And worse yet, on something that wasn't a single pass or NATO?

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lucky you!

Never had a failed spring bar. *knock on wood*

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I’ve never had a springbar fail either.  I suspect the pass through design of the Nato puts additional pressure on the springbar making it more likely to fail. Thus, the Nato solves the problem that it creates itself. 

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They make heavy duty spring bars but they cost more. https://www.amazon.ca/Spring-BAR-Thickness-Packet-Stainless/dp/B01LXSHMKH

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I had a sptingbar failure while I was on a lift 15 feet high.  Dropped and ruined my vintage Citizen bullhead. I'm still pretty upset as that is my only auto chrono.

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Dude, this is what happens when you're on secret missions halfway around the world, fighting bad guys in their mountaintop lairs.  Don't think for a second that I've forgotten about your secret life, Mr. Curtaincall.

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Mr.Dee.Bater

Dude, this is what happens when you're on secret missions halfway around the world, fighting bad guys in their mountaintop lairs.  Don't think for a second that I've forgotten about your secret life, Mr. Curtaincall.

...say what you want, but that wouldn't have happened under the old 'Q'. 

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Davemcc

I’ve never had a springbar fail either.  I suspect the pass through design of the Nato puts additional pressure on the springbar making it more likely to fail. Thus, the Nato solves the problem that it creates itself. 

I was actually thinking about this when it happened because there is an imprint of the bottom of my case in the NATO. I don't necessarily wear it tight, just enough so that it doesn't wander about the wrist and I'm not constricted in any movement. Really makes one think lol

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MrGriswold

I had a sptingbar failure while I was on a lift 15 feet high.  Dropped and ruined my vintage Citizen bullhead. I'm still pretty upset as that is my only auto chrono.

That's devastating! I'm sure you weren't doing anything strenuous on the lift either, although I may be wrong.

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Mr.Dee.Bater

Dude, this is what happens when you're on secret missions halfway around the world, fighting bad guys in their mountaintop lairs.  Don't think for a second that I've forgotten about your secret life, Mr. Curtaincall.

"Hello, M? Yeah the nutty Omega guy is... well he's not so nutty now." 😂

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hbein2022

...say what you want, but that wouldn't have happened under the old 'Q'. 

If I had been drinking something while reading this I would have lost my laptop hahaha

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curtaincall

That's devastating! I'm sure you weren't doing anything strenuous on the lift either, although I may be wrong.

Nothing strenuous, just tracing wires in the ceiling.