On the Wrist, from off the Cuff: Premium NATO Strap Face-Off - Which are worth your money?
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- Опубликовано: 19 авг 2017
- On this episode we compare and contrast my selection for some of the best premium NATO's on the market. These's aren't you normal run-of-the-mill $10 NATO's, these are for those looking for the best built options in the $30 to $40 range. Sporting premium nylon weaves, upgraded hardware, and other various little bonus innovations and tweaks that bring the overall concept of the the NATO strap to the next level. Let me know what you think in the comments below, thanks guys!
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You forgot Crown & Buckle. They make outstanding NATO straps at an affordable price.
I'm currently wearing BluShark Alpha and Zuludiver straps. Top quality materials, finishing, hardware. You can't go wrong with either of them. I'd give the Alpha an edge; thicker and it has a sheen to the webbing. Very nice.
Great lineup. Lots of details that are often overlooked
Haveston Straps are a go to Nato strap, thanks for the comparison
Wonderful review. I learned so much. Thanks
Some of my favorite straps are the watch gecko straps.. i prefer the thinner natos/straps.. Nice video!
Great information thanks buddy, i love Alphashark and i might need to look into brands like zuludiver as you mention.
Thank you for you vid again!!
surprised this is from 5 years ago, great review brotha!
i really like the blushark nato straps. they are good quality.
Good video. I think you’ve missed something with the Zuludiver where you say there is too much gap with the larger hardware. You should find that you can push it up so that it kind of locks in place. It almost eliminates the gap and aids the aesthetic because the zuludiver stamp is more visible. Give it a try!
great vid!
Dude very helpful video!
Happy to help!
Very good review. I own a phenomenato, blushark, and haveston. For large wrists the phenomenato fits the best with the long tail. I was unable to tuck the tail on the haveston or
Blushark.
Good information thanks. Have you done a review like this for higher-end leather straps ?
I haven't but I definitely should!
Phenomenato definitely gives the best value for the money. Nothing but a quality product.
Excellent review thank you
My Omega NATO has a sliding keeper with that sheen high end seat belt finish, but at $180.00 dollars you have to be crazy like me to buy one. I have a Luminox NATO Zulu and it has no finishing. The strap has become discolored and gross stains that will not wash out. The sheen finished is worth the extra money for sure.
J Hoag u should buy a Speedmaster bracelet too then for 1500.00 instead of the miltat strap code bracelet for 120.00
Having bought Gekota stuff before I'm very impressed with their quality at least for their leather. Something to keep in mind is thinner nylon isn't necessarily a bad thing - it all comes down to quality. Cheap nylon is still cheap nylon no matter how thick. Also love a good bulky G10/Nato/Zulu buckle because you have to push the remnant strap back through the two ends, have one thats really a struggle to do that and its just infuriating and wrecks the strap
Also totally forgot about BluShark - thanks for reminding me
They always compare Phenomenato as the perfect alternative to Omega’s OEM but is it measured exactly 20mm or like Omega’s 19.5 to fit both 18 and 20mm. Can you please measure it for me? Thanks!
One of the main reason to use a NATO strap is retention of the watch if a springbar breaks. Yet some of the straps in your review appear to use a springbar in the buckle, giving a single point of failure if that springbar breaks. You should have indicated which straps have pinless buckles, that's the key feature of a NATO.
Hard to believe that OEM Omega uses a spring bar buckle in their straps.
Phenomenato for the win!
Would love to see supreme crown and buckle vs. alphashark as a fair comparison. Phenomenato int’l shipping and limited selection take them out of the running for me.
Hemsut..and Moose co. Also make nice ones
Why don't you include the SB strap from Cincy strap works? I'm really wondering how the quality of their straps are comparing to these
too short for me and no premium hardware, look great though
The Haveston have a sliding keeper, so the length isn't an issue
Need to add the original Nato, Phoenix uk natos.
Haveston is the best IMHO.
Omega all the way, particularly if you’re rocking an Omega watch. Moveable keeper, solid branded buckle & seatbelt quality nylon 👍🏻
James West I’m not paying 150 for a nato
Can someone please give me the link to the third nato from the right?
Haveston
I think this needs updated, this was a while ago. Lots of new brands
Havestone it's the best
Blushark keeper spacing is stupid tight.
Which brands have solid buckles ? (No spring bar..In buckle)
PhenomeNATO and Mora (not in this video but in my channel history if you search)
Watch Gecko vintage and iridescent lines have too.... IMHO the most important factor for me when buying a nato & something most reviewers miss out (!!)
My next purchase will be more educated. Thanks.
I received my Moose Strap yesterday and was really disappointed. I
bought a 20mm that's more like a 21mm so it has to buckle at the sides
to sit between the lugs. It's so thick you have to remove the spring
bars to get it in. It's also too thick to fold over and in, you can only
fold it over and out which makes it enormous on the wrist, and the
holes are so far apart it's either too tight or too loose. This is a
horribly impractical strap. Still waiting on an email reply regarding
his returns policy. Easily the most disappointing NATO strap I've ever
bought.
The focusing issues were really distracting. Consider fixing the focus on a particular plane using the manual override.
I like Haveston straps but feel they are short, I think you should have threw in a Toxicnatos strap!!
The Haveston's are shorter by design, so I'm okay with it, they've made the appropriate design tweaks to make the shorter length work for larger wrists. ToxicNATO hardware look great but with shorter length and lack of a sliding keeper, wouldn't work for me.
ToxicNATOs come in 290mm, so what do you mean shorter length?
I agree, Toxicnatos length is usually really good. The sliding keeper is a nice thing but the Toxicnato straps are soft and very sturdy! Terry is correct though on length.
I prefer full 12" NATO's when equipped with fixed keepers, 290mm is short of 12" believe it or not, that 1/2" makes a different when trying to tuck in the access, especially when you don't have a sliding keeper to dial it in.
Of course it is. 12 inches is 304mm.
But the WatchGecko/BluShark are all to small for you if the straps need to be 12" to fit. And they looked like they fit perfectly when you tucked in the access.
No Toxics!?? WTF?
those eyelets still vulnerable? they tend to come undone after some time?
Great review, thanks. The NATO straps I like the best are Eddie Platts' Timefactors Nato straps and my personal favourites are his RAF pattern straps (single thickness behind the watch so it doesn't sit so high) from www.timefactors.com/natostraps.htm
@Nuke Leroy It is challenging for sure. Doesn't take away the fact that they are my favourite NATO though. Plus I've managed to get 3 watches from Timefactors in the last 2 years.
What no Barton straps? Hogwash!
C Cooper barton is junk
Tried looking at Gecko. 33.49 shipping on top of a 40 dollar strap. No thanks.
Great subject but the focus issues made it hard to watch.
Some helpful hints that will make your videos better. I like your videos but:
A. Too much talking. You're repeating yourself way too much.
B. Stop apologizing for dirt and smudges. Unless you put on gloves it's gonna happen.
C. Either get a better auto-focus camera or keep your hands farther away so the camera can focus. It's maddening.
Hope this help. Good luck.
Start your own channel Amodios. Show him who's boss big boi.
@@iclogtoilets3483 it's constructive criticism.
@@eduardom3209 I don't give a fuck what you call it.
@@iclogtoilets3483 he didn't say the video is bad
@@eduardom3209 thanks for the explanation
"Very nice buckle": the actual buckles are out of sight and only the hoops are visible. "This is the thickest strap": no measurement was made, and thickness was hardly mentioned again. Please actually follow through with your claims.
The zuludiver and the haveston have the best fit on that watch. I hate the way the blushark fits on that watch. I'm trying to avoid that on my watches.
I think that traditional natos these days are pointless. Single pass beats nato in every conceivable way as far as I’m concerned. I’ve converted all of my premium nato straps to single pass straps by cutting off the unnecessary bit. It just works a lot better for me.
There’s no useless second layer of nylon underneath the watch, effectively making it thicker. Also, you get virtually limitless adjustability allowing you to move the watch head further down the length of the strap and control exactly where the buckle sits on your wrist.
Finally, I’m just really not a fan of the nato look. I don’t think it looks good to have metal keepers poking out from either side of your watch strap and I really dislike the look of the tail folded back through the keepers. I like premium nylon but I tend to trim them down to the length I need and then cut off the lower strip and keeper. Then it’s perfect for me. No extra material at all and a really clean look.
What do you mean the old nato strap is useless? When wearing a watch during physical activity, it’s priceless to know that if one of my spring bars fails, my watch won’t fall to the bottom of the ocean when Im paddle boarding. Did you know that’s how Nato straps work?
@@hothmobile100 single pass (as Kyle Stewart described) still gives you that.
@@edwardo737 double pads is about more friction to keep the watch in place and not having it sliding, it's quite beneficial during physical activities.
Go easy on the Uhhh umm ahhhs. Thanks
the word ROBUST is so grossly abused in the watch game!!! I'm so tired of hearing it!!! Most of the time it doesn't even apply and seems so out of place when used !
They always compare Phenomenato as the perfect alternative to Omega’s OEM but is it measured exactly 20mm or like Omega’s 19.5 to fit both 18 and 20mm. Can you please measure it for me? Thanks!