I like the nato that my RN Diver came with. There isn't any fraying which is the main requirement for a good nato for me. The hardware is standard nato hardware and nothing luxurious like special polishing or square cut shapes. Though given this is actual the nato strap that actual NATO will order, the standard hardware seems all too right and feels special in that way.

My only real issue is with how far apart the holes for the buckle are. I seem to land in the weird in between size and I can't get a good fit with the nato. I noticed most of my other natos have much closer together holes for the buckle and I can get much better fit with those.

I have the RN Diver and I really like it. I was looking for a dive watch that wouldn't readily get recognized, that I can wear during travels. This meets the requirement, and I actually like the heritage of it.

I did managed to cause an issue with the bezel, but I also don't baby my watches. Contacted CWC and they told me they'll take care of me since it's still under warranty. Will be sending it soon.

Omega Aqua Terra the blue dial with the horizontal lines(not the shades). I recently realized I needed a separate watch to wear for work. I was wearing the daily watch to work and I noticed I start thinking about work when I wear that daily watch on the weekends. I have the PRX for the work watch role for now, but I'll upgrade into the AT after saving up.

If I let the heart decide what to get next (instead of my head), then I want to get that new Tag Heuer Skipper. That looks fantastic, and I'm afraid it'll disappear on me before I get to buy one.

I think Omega is a great brand and generally doing a great job.

They have two iconic watches with the Speedmaster Pro and Seamaster Pro 300m, when many other brands struggle to put even one watch on the map. They have many great alternative options like Aqua Terra, Planet Ocean, Railmaster, and etc.

I have an issue with how they tend to put everything under the Seamaster name, but I don't think that's a horrible issue. Tudor has the same problem with putting everything under BlackBay name, and that doesn't ruin that brand.

I haven't had a chance to watch the Jenni Elle's take on Omega, so I'll have to give it a watch to see what she means. But as of right now I would disagree. I think Omega's brand identity is luxury watch with very durable tool watch capability. Their visual identity is embedded in their heritage models like the 1957 trilogy and other key models through out their brand history.

Nico Leonard, honestly I think has a reseller's confirmation bias. He gets positive reinforcement from liking a certain popular watches like Royal Oak and Daytona, while he get negative reinforcement from brands like Omega that struggles more on the secondary market. Not saying he is completely biased or wrong in his take, but I do see that his taste tends to sway with the secondary value of a watch. I'm not blaming him for his views btw. I think it's unavoidable given the business he is in, and it's better for his business to have this bias. I just put that bias into account when I watch his content.

I hate it with passion, but I'm also a fan of how light hearted it looks. I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks for that link. The seal team connection makes this watch much more interesting to me. I would have pass by this thinking it was just a boring color variation release without any story to tell.

I try to consider the any practical needs changed by the change of season and outfit material and color tones I will be wearing during those seasons.

For example, I personally avoid metal bracelet for winter because I work by the window and it gets a little chilly in the office. The metal bracelet sucks the heat from my wrist and releases it to the air, which I don't want. So that's a practical need to take the watch off metal bracelet, rather than a stylistic reason. If you are in a very warm office, you will wear a nice warm jacket from office to car, and then stay cozy in the house, then you really don't have to avoid the metal bracelet.

On the outfit material concept. I have a nomos that came on a dark grey suede strap. Well my nomos is my summer watch, and the fuzzy leather material didn't really reflect the more airy and light material outfits I was wearing. So I switched over to a blue perlon strap that is much more breathable for the summer heat, can go underwater if I were to go for a swim, and I can regularly wash it under water to wash the sweat off. It also blended in better with the outfit materials I was wearing.