I guess my wrists are not NATO-shaped

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Re: I guess my wrists are not NATO-shaped

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magicman wrote:...There is an alternative way to wear them though, without the double strap going across the case back, which may work better.
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It does seem that the "down under" method would be a more practical way of wearing a nato type strap.
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I just tried the down-under method (having been advised of it yesterday by Footy). It's better but it still ain't right. :)
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And I thought it was just me.

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downer wrote:I just tried the down-under method (having been advised of it yesterday by Footy). It's better but it still ain't right. :)
Thanks for that information Richard. I must admit I was considering.
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I've never seen that Down Under method before...may give it a try anyway as an alternative method.
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gaf1958 wrote:...and the watch head sits so far above my wrist with a NATO.... Doesn't work, can't get used to it at all.


Obviously the watch makes a difference as well. The mk1 Trident caseback profile works fantastically with a single piece nato ( vintage bond ) and is proper comfortable and may be more suitable than the Omega.

And no extra hardware on a single piece nato.

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Down under method ....still trying to work it out :shock: :oops:
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The watch head needs to be further along than usual for a NATO - perhaps about halfway as a starter?
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Single layer nato with the extra piece trimmed off.
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Natos are for the young at heart.
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I find that it depends on the watch but I always cut off the second piece so that only one thickness runs under the case. (Is this called a Zulu ?)
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Andyshall wrote:...(Is this called a Zulu ?)
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No
Zulu strap same basic design as nato but larger hardware/loops and generally thicker material.

I can't get on with the larger hoops on a zulu. I have always thought of the zulu as the American version of the nato.

The nato which is a single strap is raf style.
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Re: I guess my wrists are not NATO-shaped

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Here is the skinny, the RAF style is a single layer nylon with a nylon keeper. You can cut a Nato to be a RAF style but it will have the hardware instead of the nylon keeper. There is a 3-ring Zulu that has the round rings instead the square nato version and a thicker material. But there is also a 5-ring Zulu that has the double layer of nylon like a regular nato but with the round hardware and thicker nylon.

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