Let's see your NATO's

[dutchgray]

I Have a fair few but a simple black one is hard to beat.

[Shaw Tarse]

Jem0911 said:

Shaw Tarse said:

Can you remember where the orange one (and size was from?)

I have both a 20 and a 22 mm
The 20 is going with my PO
The 22 mm is avail in NATO or Zulu is you want to pm me.
Or I can Send you the site for some crackers.

A link to the site would be great!
It's for the same watch as Speedracer has, quite tempted by the eBay seller he mentioned. There's an orange strap I like, or a black one, or black with orange stripe. Which one should I get
I think I also need the H4H one too, have been looking at military watches to go with it

[Jem0911]

http://www.ukwatchstrap.co.uk/nato-watch-strap-bla...
This guy has lots
For the H4H one I went direct as to give the best donation.

[Shaw Tarse]

Now need to remember my H4H account details (hopefully my computer does)
I've narrowed the choice of watch to go with the strap to 3

[wearNATO]

Jem0911 said:

Likey.
Where from please?
Very close to my old school colours.

Look on the Help For Heroes site - money goes to a good cause

[wearNATO]

This is our most popular strap at the moment. A little bright for me but each to their own

[kman]

[Jem0911]

wearNATO said:

Jem0911 said:

Likey.
Where from please?
Very close to my old school colours.

Look on the Help For Heroes site - money goes to a good cause

Maybe read the whole thread?

[Jem0911]

[P7ULG]

Thinking of giving my Marina Militaire a makeover and considering a NATO strap. I suppose best to buy a cheap one and give it a try, but has anyone got any photos?

[Jem0911]

A couple of additions to my NATO lot.

[War Pig]

[daveenty]

Tried this out as I thought the colours may compliment the dial.



It's now back on it's bracelet as I felt it didn't work.

[Hoofy]

daveenty said:

It's now back on it's bracelet as I felt it didn't work.

Agreed - need some blue on the dial, really. </gok wan>

[Eighteeteewhy]

[rog007]

Tried them, but mine always ended up smelling nasty; mix of sweat, mud, etc, etc. and then a pain to strip, clean and reassemble.

[Hoofy]

rog007 said:

Tried them, but mine always ended up smelling nasty; mix of sweat, mud, etc, etc. and then a pain to strip, clean and reassemble.

?

You're doing it wrong. It's a 5 second swap-out, then stick in a sock and into the washing machine.

[MG511]

Hoofy said:

rog007 said:

Tried them, but mine always ended up smelling nasty; mix of sweat, mud, etc, etc. and then a pain to strip, clean and reassemble.

?

You're doing it wrong. It's a 5 second swap-out, then stick in a sock and into the washing machine.

Maybe even less than 5 seconds. The washing machine option is the beauty of having a NATO, try getting the smell of sweat (or sweat stains) out of a leather strap, or cleaning between the links on a metal bracelet (and having the wife ask for her dental tape back!). NATO (or rubber maybe) on an 'active' watch every time for me.

[Hoofy]

MG511 said:

Maybe even less than 5 seconds. The washing machine option is the beauty of having a NATO, try getting the smell of sweat (or sweat stains) out of a leather strap, or cleaning between the links on a metal bracelet (and having the wife ask for her dental tape back!). NATO (or rubber maybe) on an 'active' watch every time for me.

Eggshackly! I think a leather strap is ruined once it gets to that state. Wasn't it Jimbeaux who was saying he has to buy a new strap every month as he lives in Florida?

[sneijder]

Does anyone recommend a decent thick 18mm leather NATO for a project I have on the go ? I don't need it to loop back at the tail, so I can trim it.

Also, what happened to John Baz ? He used to post a lot on here, he had the largest collection I'd ever seen.