1803 on NATO - yay or nay?

[zapokee]

 

[jdmi32]

Sorry, no for me. I think leather is the best strap choice for a DD.

[Wesley Crusher]

Nope. A leather strap would look a lot better.

[crowncollection]

No sorry not for me, my personal preference is a nice croc strap or bracelet


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[soundserious]

Get a croc nato with gold hardware...

[sdwtchlvr]

That does nothing for me. Go for a nice alligator like others have said.

[Old Expat Beast]

No. Needs bracelet or leather.

[gileto]

+1

[Dries]

OK for me! +1

http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag469/dries2rondries/TRF/IMG_3909_zpskn1kv3si.jpg (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/dries2rondries/media/TRF/IMG_3909_zpskn1kv3si.jpg.html)

http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag469/dries2rondries/TRF/IMG_6553_zpsvpqp9j5n.jpg (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/dries2rondries/media/TRF/IMG_6553_zpsvpqp9j5n.jpg.html)

[Kingface66]

Emphatically no

[springer]

I would prefer leather and not wear mine on a NATO.

[omitohud]

No but if u like it, why not?


I blame it on the autoconnect.

[watchyou]

1803 on leather Nato:
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag44/watch8you/DD%20Wideboy/photo15_zps03f44d8a.jpg

1803 on vintage leather strap:
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag44/watch8you/DD%20Wideboy/7d5d8b9c-2d7c-4bab-a04b-fddfda69bc27_zpswkt81byc.jpg

[Erpin]

Leather Nato would be nice.

[gileto]

better on vintage leather, but would be better on a croc imho...

[capote]

Prefer with leather strap or president bracelet.

[nsumner]

I'll go against the tide and say, yay. Maybe not every day but cool for sometimes.

My former wg 1803 on nato:

[Johny]

yes. :thumbsup:

[rootbeer7]

No, until the contrast image. Dark nato against gold, hell yeah!!!!

[RC2]

👎🏼😩

[zapokee]

Thanks everybody for your input. :cheers: Thanks also to everyone who posted pics of their own combos - all great!

The poll was pretty decisive, and I agree that there are better combinations. I'll be putting it back on its usual brown Horween Cordovan Shell strap.

That said, I still think there's something delicious about occasionally putting a nice gold watch on a ratty old $10 strap. :dude:

[Nobody.Move]

Nay, the 1803 is being forced (by the Nato) to be something it's not. It's way too incongruous for me. Let your dress watch shine with a black or chestnut colored leather strap, preferably crocodile.

[RazorD]

Wouldn't be my choice.

[Willygallardo]

Nay watch is too classy for nato.

[bde]

I'm a huge NATO fan, but I've got to say "nay".

[hillstreetwatchco]

Doesn't compliment the watch.

[R-H]

Nay

[zapokee]

I've removed it from the offending NATO strap.

Now alternating between leather NATO and Horween Cordovan Shell. :cheers:

Need to get a leather NATO with gold hardware...:smokin:

[lig]

An 1803 deserves the President bracelet!

[zapokee]

An 1803 deserves the President bracelet!

I have the President bracelet on my WG 1803, but it's just too much bling for me on the YG...

[joe100]

A perlon would look much better

[jjnd08]

Big time nay. Put it on leather.

[Ancon Harpy]

1803 with jet black nato with gold hardware.... Yeah!

[milwatch126]

President all the way!

[themaninblack]

I say no. Quality conventional straps, even in colour or exotics for these watches IMO.

[gnuyork]

I am a huge proponent of NATO straps, but I don't think it works on the day date (or DJ).

[dysondiver]

rubber may be the answer ,,, works for pp

[avilhena]

No. Needs bracelet or leather.

This!

[Ancon Harpy]

Depends on the colors and hardware material.

[watchlovr]

a perlon would look much better

^^^^^this^^^^^

[Vincent65]

Dress watch + NATO = Wrong. Sorry.
And I love NATOs, and DDs! Just not together.

[crowncollection]

To be honest no go imho


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[seattleal]

No, the NATO overwhelms the DD.

[superstarmar]

Sorry, no for me. I think leather is the best strap choice for a DD.

Exactly !!! :thumbsup:

[BBL]

No sorry not for me, my personal preference is a nice croc strap or bracelet


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No. Needs bracelet or leather.

Prefer with leather strap or president bracelet.

This!

:bye: I vote :thumbsup: with crowncollection, Old Expat Beast, capote, avilhena...
:cheers:
DM

[motoikkyu]

My father insisted on wearing the DD I got him on a Nato. I have done it on occasion and it wears fine, looks great in the summer on a white strap with a stripe, etc. I know I'm in the minority, such is life.

[Ancon Harpy]

This combo is one of the better options if you like NATOs. Hard to find
gold colored stripe on them.

[Kingface66]

It's like sneakers with a tuxedo.

[Bigblack]

think i would prefer it on a nice leather i don't think the military look suits the gold and case shape

[drandall01]

a dress watch and a NATO go together like a mercedes sedan and off-road tires. it's a total mismatch and IMHO does a disservice both to the watch as well as the wearer.

The role of a Rolex dress watch is not to be a Submariner, or a Daytona, it's to be a dress watch. Put it on a handsome leather strap or bracelet and let it be the best version of itself...the thing it was designed to be.

[dbhak22]

To each their own of course but as a big fan of natos, I think the DD looks best on leather strap (we can all agree the bracelet is always #1 but putting that aside):

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h155/dbhak22/Rolex/1803/APC_0597.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h155/dbhak22/Rolex/1803/APC_0459.jpg

I put my DJ on a nato rarely and that's already a big stretch in my opinion...

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h155/dbhak22/Rolex/2016-11-07_16-13-54.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h155/dbhak22/Rolex/DJ3.jpg

[actionkwj]

Leather yes NATO no


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