Birth of a "Nylon Nation"

[els4]

Dan,

Two weeks ago after 12 years of the original Oyster bracelet on my 16610, I decided I needed a little change now and then, so I now have 5 NATO's: 3 Maratacs (Black, International Orange, Bond Black and Grey), 1 Timefactors Admiralty Grey, and a Bond RAF NATO from Corvus. No pics yet, but I'm definitely in on the Nylon Nation.

Edgars

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by sunburst

Just picked-up an another shark grained leather NATO strap in brown from David for my Sinn 356 Flieger II. It now has a vintage vibe.

Joji,
That looks great!!

Originally Posted by els4

Dan,

Two weeks ago after 12 years of the original Oyster bracelet on my 16610, I decided I needed a little change now and then, so I now have 5 NATO's: 3 Maratacs (Black, International Orange, Bond Black and Grey), 1 Timefactors Admiralty Grey, and a Bond RAF NATO from Corvus. No pics yet, but I'm definitely in on the Nylon Nation.

Edgars

Welcome aboard, Edgars.
dP

[sunburst]

Joji,
That looks great!!



Dan, thanks for the compliments.
You really got me hooked on these leather NATO straps.

[SLRdude]

BR on OEM Nylon NATO

[Dan Pierce]

Great pic, thanks for sharing, Chip!
dP

[fquiroga]

I must say that ALL of my watches are on nato, congratulations to this wonderfull idea

[Latrodectus]

Originally Posted by sunburst

Just picked-up an another shark grained leather NATO strap in brown from David for my Sinn 356 Flieger II. It now has a vintage vibe.

Joji, that looks very good on your Sinn!!!

[Dan Pierce]

Welcome aboard, Fernando! Great watches.
dP

[fquiroga]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Welcome aboard, Fernando! Great watches.
dP

[sunburst]

Originally Posted by Latrodectus

Joji, that looks very good on your Sinn!!!

Fred, thanks.
I hope everyting is going well for you.
I've attached the same leather NATO strap on Sinn 103 for the day.
Sinn seemes to go very well with leather.

[Davvan]

...watches on Nylon.......so my contribution can only be a 1974 Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms - Bundeswehr 6645-12-149-50xx

Enjoy!

David






With cousin Snowflake


On heavy Velcro strap!!

[fquiroga]

one more

[SLRdude]

[Dan Pierce]

Excellent contributions, David, Fernando, & Chip!!!
dP

[Deep Sea]

Originally Posted by Davvan

...watches on Nylon.......so my contribution can only be a 1974 Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms - Bundeswehr 6645-12-149-50xx

Enjoy!

David

With cousin Snowflake

That Blancpain is FANTASTIC looking! That's one of the coolest vintage watches I have seen in a long time.

If you ever want to part with it, please let me know.

Stunning watch, simply stunning...

[Deep Sea]

Here's my little contribution.

Decided to buy a few straps and try them out on my two watches that have lug holes:






And my favorite combo:






And this is the one I like the best on the Tudor Sub:







A pic of both:






And another combo or two:

[Dan Pierce]

Welcome aboard, Martin. Now you have options.
dP

[lp6]

New strap new GMT.

[chriseskew24]

Im in ....

[Perdu]

Fantastic thread guys. I visited the Nylon nation with my Seamaster for a few months but decided to come home.

[Deep Sea]

Not a Rolex, but I like this combo a lot:

[JPersat]

Originally Posted by Deep Sea

Not a Rolex, but I like this combo a lot:

It doesnt matter if it is a Rolex or a Timex, a Nylon Nation resident is a Nylon Nation resident.

[Davvan]

Originally Posted by Deep Sea

That Blancpain is FANTASTIC looking! That's one of the coolest vintage watches I have seen in a long time.

If you ever want to part with it, please let me know.

Stunning watch, simply stunning...

Thanx Martin.....it´s a lovely watch...and I shall keep you in mind if that day occurs!

David

[gaopa]

Here is a Timex Expedition on a black NATO. Cheers, Bill P.

[Dan Pierce]

Very nice, Bill and Martin. Thanks for sharing.
dP

[els4]

There are some great new Nylon Nation members and photo's the past couple of weeks. Great job everyone. A low-cost way to change things up a bit, and very comfortable to boot.

[Deep Sea]

Well, I wondered for a while what the LV Sub would look like with a NATO strap. I haven’t seen many (if any, that I can recall recently) posted on the forums, so I figured I’d give it a go last week. I did a little trading around with the straps and it only took a few minutes to figure out which one I liked best. Of course, in true watch nerd fashion, I put each strap on the watch and stood there asking my wife how it looked on my wrist. She was a trooper and played along, and agreed with me with regard to which looked best.

So, here is what the whole shebang looks like:






Starting off the fun is the double skunk stripe. This is a Maratac strap, medium in thickness (compared to the other G10 straps), and slides easily onto the Sub.








Next up is the olive drab strap:








Now the Corvus “Real Bond Strap”:









Now, the Corvus strap is a nice looking strap, but is much thinner/flimsier than the other straps. It is more akin to a thick piece of ribbon than a strap, which is disappointing, because it is a very nice looking strap. The material is thin enough that wearing the watch on this strap for less than two days is enough to start tearing out the holes. (see pics below) In fairness to Corvus, I have not contacted them to see if there was a batch that had subpar thickness or strength (or something). The Maratac straps do not display any wear and both the green and black straps have been worn for nearly two weeks each on the same watches.












So, in the end, which one do you think looks best?







My personal choice? Black! Or possibly the SS bracelet.

[RLX-lvr]

Here are a few pics of my 7021 Snowflake.









Hope you enjoy.

Jeff

[Dan Pierce]

Haven't found a watch that doesn't look great on a leather nato.
dP

[sunburst]

Dan, I had a hunch that you gonna do it.
Looks good on Buffalo leather.