I mean yeah, if you ignore the fact that the elasticity dies and the material frays on the sides and the fact that it is one continuous piece of textile, sure, it's somewhat more comfortable than any other of the various options. But then there is the price, which is always more expensive than a nato alternative that lasts indefinitely, as compared to this. I used to think these were great alternatives, particularly if it were lightly used, in the rotation of other watches. But, no, it turns out this strap has the same shelf life as a genuine rubber strap - 18 months - and that includes light use.

Where did you buy this one when they have discontinued the line?

Which would you recommend? This or Boldr Venture? Also have around 6-6.2” wrist and just really torn between those two. I’m guessing the Venture wears better?

I own this model. I've been with it about 4 years. The design is cool and it's made with quality. But I have fou d very unpractical specially handling bills, and trying to put them inside. It takes too much time and it's not easy.

Happy to throw my hat in the ring! If you prefer more minimal titanium hardware, a tool-less strap install, no strap beneath the watch, infinite adjustability, I believe you would greatly enjoy one of my Chrono-Grips!

After diving into straps more from watching this video, I found a brand called Luff. They have a decent amount of "Elastico" style watch straps that you may be interested in. Similar concept.

I love quartz watches. I like this watch, but that clasp is irritating. But I do appreciate the domed sapphire. Screw down crown is cool, because you won’t have to mess with the crown too much anyway. I would like it better without a date window. Overall, it looks like a solid watch. I wonder how accurate it is. And the full lume dial is awesome.

I much prefer single pass natos to elastic

I love that strap for my Seiko "flight master" .... It's super comfy to wear.

#amzwatch 's watch really surprises me！

amazon has all kinds of colors, but no fancy patterns except for a single line of various colors. There are two significant drawbacks to this specific style of elastic strap. #I. The sliding bracket which receives the hook does exactly that, slides down the strap when worn necessitating constant readjustment. #2. Its single loop design doesn't provide enough rigidity when worn with your heavier sport watches.

I’ve got 3 different MN straps: 2 from Erika’s, one from Prometheus DW-one of the Erika’s straps is very soft and comfortable, but has lost a lot of it’s elasticity over the years that I’ve had it. The other one has material that isn’t as soft, so therefore isn’t any more comfortable than a regular nato strap. The PDW MN strap is very soft, and very comfortable, but is also very new and still retains elasticity. On the other hand, my favorite, most comfortable straps are my Bonetto Cinturini #328 rubber natos. Most comfortable straps imo.

I don't like NATO/Zulu straps on dive watches. However, on a field watch there is nothing better.....

That looks really good. Nice mod!

Instead of constantly saying “I could be wrong”, it would be better to throughly research your content before posting it. This company used to be called “Chronosport”.

Two and a half minutes into the video and still hasn't gotten to the point, still talking about the NATO strap. Not sure that's a very good tactic for an informative video that is supposed to draw people in and engage them from eary on.

Hi, question can i wear this with one hand? I have cerebral palsy

Citizen?

Nice review. Seems like a great value! Reminds me of Citizen Promaster Tough line.

Cool vid man:)

I like it a lot and cool presentation

thank you! comprehensive review and a good narrative pace. the watch is also cool...

Just ordered selection of straps from AE. Same straps i see on ebuy and zon but 50% less. Difference is shipping speed. Takes a few weeks to receive. Order and forget and they show up 👍

I wanted to like nato straps but it's not for me.

Hey! thanks for great video, what kind of watches do you have on presented straps?

yeah but not this fake one lmao

There is also the thin, single pass, friction based, nylon strap by springmadeshop; but is not elastic.

Is one of my favourite straps as well. For variety cnswatchbands (but you have to rearrange the loop) and erikasoriginals the latter one are made to order with your wrist circumference. Among the disadvantages there is also the risk of slingshoting the watch with the buckle if you are not careful and that the strap puts under constant flession the spring bars.

More watch content please🖤

More watch content please🖤

I wanted to get a Nato strap but then stumbled upon Erika's Originals strap. They are extremely comfortable (I adjust mine to just 2 mm tighter than barely flopping around) and there is no excess bulk, unnecessary hardware clonking, no tucking in the strap so there's 3x thickness on one side. It's clean, you don't notice it, the watch stays where you put it. Love it. When I first looked into these straps, I found that there are some differences between different manufacturers. Erika's are sturdy, stiff and very comfy. You actually need to unbuckle the buckle to remove the watch. Then there are the very loose/flimsy elastic ones, also very comfy. You don't need to unbuckle anything, you can just take the watch off. These straps are very stretchy. This is a convenience but it's also unwanted in some cases. If the watch is heavy, these straps will just wobble around, because they are too flexible. With Erika's there's no such issue, they are stiff enough to keep the watch in place but flexible enough to be very comfy.

I have a Tudor Pelagos FXD and like the strap a lot. It is my most comfortable strap and is very easy and fast to put on and off due to the velcro. Check it out.

I tried the adapters and I will say don't bother. Just go to Vario, pay a little more, and get the perfect strap. The adapters will annoy you.

And then you discover that 2-piece elastic straps are even more comfortable and easier to put on. Then you realize that quart watches are much lighter. Then that lume paint is pretty much a scam, even on Rolex or those brands who put even more layers of it. Titanium or plastic, quartz with tritium tubes.

Elastic strap lose it's elasticity in time & is much more difficult to change straps when it gets wet unlike a NATO strap.

thats basically an apple watch ultra alpine loop strap XD

Wanna buy this watch…really cool

What watch is the MN strap on?

I have one on now… 👍 up north in Minnesota

Great video! I have a wallet I really like that I got on Amazon. I've been using it for close to a year I feel like, come summer. It's called Light Fold and the name is super fitting. It may be waterproof material? But for sure it's light weight and and thin, RFID blocking too. Trifold and I have like 7 cards in it, plus the length of the unfolded wallet has a cash slot. Love that it's still so thin, light and compact. There is an integrated elastic band that's used to keep everything together once folded up.

The zulu five rings is the most comfortable strap to me. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIaWma2Or9Saftk

I agree they should have made it smaller. Too bad a nice design that turned out to be just silly

The point of the nato strap is so if the buckle fails you have the secondary. I get everyone is for aesthetics and not functionality in 2024 but reading people cut them and talk about being an enthusiast is weird to me.

It's look good on you

Elastic is nasty and cheap looking. That’s why they don’t sell. A single layer Nato strap (is this called a Zulu?) is not much thicker than normal leather straps. It’s the true safety style double layer Nato that gets super thick. And if you get a single layer cordovan leather Nato they’re paper thin, tough and gorgeous looking. See Veblenist. I have the Number 8, and navy (my favorite). Guess I should grab a black one! It’s by far my favorite interchangeable watch strap especially for vintage field watches and dress watches with fixed lug pins.

What about the watches though? What are they, especially the black one. Thanks!

With NATO straps you need to cut off the additional piece, so then you will end up only with one layer of fabric under the watch. The excess strap you can also cutoff, round it up a bit to look better. Then you just apply flame from a lighter on both end tips so they do not strip apart and voila - this is very comfortable and good looking

thanks for that, i've now gone down a rabbit hole checking out all kinds of options from the cheap-and-cheerful to bespoke MN straps

truth!

Great video, thank you. I have discovered that getting the right size watch is very important. My wrist is about 6.9". So a watch with a case diameter of 38mm or 39mm is about right for me. Some 40mm watches are ok, depending on the lug to lug measurement. Anything bigger or smaller doesn't look right. I like the idea of NATO straps, but I have not found a comfortable one yet. All my watch cases are stainless steel. I'm not about to rush out and buy a watch with a titanium case, just so I can use an elastic strap.