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Title: Changing Nato straps just for fashion look? No way....
Post by: takashi78 on August 28, 2013, 07:36:44 AM

My cousin went for a dive in the sea in Hawaii and when he came up look what happened  :o

(http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachments/f20/1202554d1377559872-my-nato-saved-day-omegaspringbarfailurewus2-101.jpg)

(http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachments/f20/1202555d1377559886-my-nato-saved-day-omegaspringbarfailurewus2-102.jpg)

After seeing this, i keep thinking, watches are heavy and some very, BUT i dont see many brands using tougher or bigger springbars to make sure this does not happen often.
Makes me happy that my Speake-Marin watch doesnt have a "spring" bar. Just a very nice "bar" tighten by 2 screws.

Link to my cousin post below.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f20/my-nato-saved-day-907875.html

Title: Re: Changing Nato straps just for fashion look? No way....
Post by: jacky8888 on August 28, 2013, 07:47:37 AM

it wont happen to Ball Spacemaster.... ;D

(http://www.topperjewelers.com/brands/pre_owned_select/images.products/ball/engHydSpacemaster_02339_2.jpg)

two screw bars... double protection...

Title: Re: Changing Nato straps just for fashion look? No way....
Post by: davidtth on August 28, 2013, 08:43:02 AM

didnt know seamaster pro 300m does comes with see thru back  :o

nato for normal wear are just fine, not good idea for extreme enviroment

luckily the watch was not fall inside the sea or else those fish would be happy to worn it  :D

Title: Re: Changing Nato straps just for fashion look? No way....
Post by: hanz079 on August 28, 2013, 08:49:58 AM

Quote from: davidtth on August 28, 2013, 08:43:02 AM

didnt know seamaster pro 300m does comes with see thru back  :o

nato for normal wear are just fine, not good idea for extreme enviroment

luckily the watch was not fall inside the sea or else those fish would be happy to worn it  :D

It's a Seamaster Pro GMT which comes with a display back.

Title: Re: Changing Nato straps just for fashion look? No way....
Post by: dennis.T on August 28, 2013, 05:39:06 PM

Thanks for sharing .. Moral of the story.. Wear NATO strap whn u go diving? ;D

Title: Re: Changing Nato straps just for fashion look? No way....
Post by: TheHobbit on August 28, 2013, 05:51:32 PM

Actually using NATO straps (Zulu even) may not be the best idea if you watch has the normal spring-bars. This is because the edge of the spring-bars can actually get caught by the edge of the NATO strap and work itself out of the hole. NATO straps were originally designed for watches with fixed bars or those watches with lug holes and the spring bars sits flush between the lugs. So be careful when you use NATO and ZULU straps on normal watches.