Bracelet or Nato strap?🤔
Summer is coming! Do you prefer to wear a bracelet or a comfortable and light nato strap?🤔
Let us know in the comments!👇
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Can never beat a decent NATO in the summertime when the weather is hot cos you can stretch right up and touch the sky (sorry couldn't resist)
I like to wear NATOs a lot in general. Sure, I have bracelets on watches and, when well sized, they can be very nice. But generally for comfort, it's NATO.
I always like a nato on my watch.
That jubilee is awesome 😍
What's that jubilee bracelet?
I have mine on this NATO right now:
Can never beat a decent NATO in the summertime when the weather is hot cos you can stretch right up and touch the sky (sorry couldn't resist)
Well 🤣
That jubilee is awesome 😍
Yeah it’s pretty cool 😎
What's that jubilee bracelet?
I have mine on this NATO right now:
Bought it on eBay, the endlinks are from the original bracelet 😎
I have a couple NATO straps, and tried several times, and it always comes off the watch after a couple weeks. For me it's bracelet all the way I have a couple watches that I bought specifically to put on a NATO, and the original strap (leather or rubber) went back on it very quickly haha.
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I think a nato makes a watch more dressy. So I change my bracelets out if I'm going somewhere formal.
Same watch,different straps.
Bought it on eBay, the endlinks are from the original bracelet 😎
I also have the stock bracelet, but my favorite is always jubilee! Looks great on this watch!
Team NATO here
Bracelet!!!
Just go with the flow bro... Either way is cool 👍🍻
Rubber it is!
Neither. MN straps are the way to go.
Those are the most comfortable, for sure. My only problem is that the Erika's Original style straps tend to get looser due to wrist movements (the metal buckle slides). NDC is better in this regard, but they don't have much color and width options.
I'm not really a fan of bracelets, so I usually go with rubber or some kind of single-pass fabric, either doctored nato or MN.
Those are the most comfortable, for sure. My only problem is that the Erika's Original style straps tend to get looser due to wrist movements (the metal buckle slides). NDC is better in this regard, but they don't have much color and width options.
Erika's are too expensive for me. I'm very happy with the MN straps from B&R Bands, Moose Strap Co., Nick Mankey Designs and The Watch Steward.
But what is NDC?
Erika's are too expensive for me. I'm very happy with the MN straps from B&R Bands, Moose Strap Co., Nick Mankey Designs and The Watch Steward.
But what is NDC?
It's on the Flighty in the photo. They say it's "The real McCoy" of MN srtaps:
https://ndcstraps.com
https://www.etsy.com/shop/NDCstraps
Usually a bracelet. NATOs are +/- for me, some comfortable, some not.
I actually prefer neither in the summer. I like a silicon or canvas strap if I am going to be outdoors in the summer, or even rubber if I know I am going to be swimming.
I'm team bracelet whenever possible. The traditional NATO is one of my least favorite options, but I do quite enjoy the MN parachute elastic nato-type strap. I have three of my watches on those. If I had to rank order my preferences they would be...
#2 and #3 are really interchangeable for me. It depends on the watch. I wear my Omega Aqua Terra on the OEM rubber and I really couldn't picture me wearing that watch on any other strap. But I don't like a lot of rubber aftermarket options. They aren't nearly as robust as what is on the Omega, which is understandable given the price difference. So, I've become spoiled. On most watches, I'd probably prefer the parachute style MN strap to a rubber strap at the same sub-$30 price point.
bracelet all day long, reason because it cant transmit body odor 😂. especially in summer
I'm all about the MN straps, and can't stand bracelets.
I wear mostly Erika's, as I find they are comfortable, and stable. The less expensive ones I've tried were too loose/stretchy for my taste.
I got a cool seiko on the nato strap it came with, I'm only saving it for warmer weather because it's too cool to be hidden under sleeves
Neither!
Even a good metal bracelet doesn't feel right.
I own plenty of Nato straps, but the only ones I use are the leather Nato straps, for my climbing watch.
Rubber for me has been so-so. I'll try out the Hirsch Performance this year.
I like the elastic nato straps, but they are not very good with a heavy watch if doing sports as they move around too much.
But definitely prefer a bracelet
Depends on my ADD each day
I actually think higher end leather is the most comfortable, especially after it breaks in. I prefer leather or bracelet. NATO would be after that, and last for me, rubber.
I've begged Uncle Seiko to make a bracelet for the Citizen Promaster series....all he needs to do is make endlinks really....a Z199 bracelet would be killer.....till then I'm enjoying mine on a 2 piece elastic NATO.