Are 2-piece Natos a legitimate option? or does the 2-piece design defeat the purpose?
I feel like I would be cheating if I go that route
2-piece Natos?
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Re: 2-piece Natos?
When is a NATO strap not a NATO strap?
When its a two-piece or single pass strap.
The primary purpose of a NATO strap is to provide security that the watch will remain on the wrist in the event of the failure of a spring bar. This won't happen with a normal two piece strap.
The secondary purpose is the second layer of strap secures the watch on the strap allowing it to be hung up on a hook, without the watch sliding down the strap - reputedly.
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When its a two-piece or single pass strap.
The primary purpose of a NATO strap is to provide security that the watch will remain on the wrist in the event of the failure of a spring bar. This won't happen with a normal two piece strap.
The secondary purpose is the second layer of strap secures the watch on the strap allowing it to be hung up on a hook, without the watch sliding down the strap - reputedly.
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Re: 2-piece Natos?
I have to agree with Guy, these NATO derivatives are not NATO spec. Legitimate options, surely, but not NATOs.
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Re: 2-piece Natos?
They’re not NATOs, I agree. However I prefer them simply because they don’t have two layers of material between your skin and the watch... But most of the time I’d prefer a leather strap - unless it’s a watch that’s about to see some weather or water and I don’t have a bracelet for it. That’s when I use a nylon strap. Note, I did not use the term NATO in that last sentence...
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Re: 2-piece Natos?
A 2 Piece NATO is indeed known as a strap
- interesting Monday fact...but I probably won't try it...!!!Bahnstormer_vRS wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:42 am The secondary purpose is the second layer of strap secures the watch on the strap allowing it to be hung up on a hook, without the watch sliding down the strap - reputedly.
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Re: 2-piece Natos?
Thank you Gents, you helped me from committing an egregious fashion faux pas
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