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AndyK
08-06-2009, 04:37 PM
I was just wondering if anyone knows what the NATO style band has over the RAF single-piece style band? Both straps are one-piece securing the watch so that if one pin breaks, the other pin holds the watch to the band - right? So, why have the additional piece that the NATO G10 band has? Am I missing something?
walkuere
08-07-2009, 02:57 PM
I suppose the (original) design of the Nato-style should prevent the watch from slipping
off the strap while putting it on - older style Natos can be quite flimsy...

Frank
AndyK
08-07-2009, 03:12 PM
Yeah, THAT makes sense, the extra piece secures the watch to the band to keep it in place. I imagine as the RAF style band gets worn in, the watch could slide around on the band (and fall off if you take it off without catching it).
harb
08-07-2009, 05:55 PM
...and fall off if you take it off without catching it.

Would be easy to catch if you were in a 4G inverted dive...with or without a Mig-28... ;)
AndyK
08-09-2009, 11:00 AM
Would be easy to catch if you were in a 4G inverted dive...with or without a Mig-28... ;)

Of course, but there ARE some times when I'm NOT in a 4G inverted dive!

It's amazing how much different and cooler a multi-thousand dollar Sub can look on a cheap nylon Nato band! It looks so no-nonsense. To me, anyway. Most people who see it don't appreciate it! "What happend to your Good band?"
NickIslander
08-10-2009, 06:25 AM
Most people who see it don't appreciate it! "What happend to your Good band?"

Yes: my wife thinks my ND Sub (and others, come to that) looks awful on a NATO strap - and she really likes the oyster bracelet - so for me it's Rolex 1, NATO 0.

I have a feeling that if I looked like Sean Connery, it might be different :)
AndyK
08-10-2009, 08:56 AM
Ha! If I looked like Sean Connery, I wouldn't be married to the same girl (probably)! A catch-22. Still, the Sub on a Nato looks like a new watch. The darker band brings out the watch more, and it just looks cool. Those who KNOW like NATO (straps)!
NickIslander
08-10-2009, 12:15 PM
Ah, well you see, that's where we differ. If I looked like Sean Connery I would still have married the same girl! :)

Maybe a few more would have looked my way, but the descision would have still been easy!
geoff malter
08-10-2009, 02:20 PM
Ah, well you see, that's where we differ. If I looked like Sean Connery I would still have married the same girl! :)

Maybe a few more would have looked my way, but the descision would have still been easy!

Very PC, Nick. Obviously your wife lurks on TURF. :)
AndyK
08-10-2009, 05:23 PM
Very PC, Nick. Obviously your wife lurks on TURF. :)

Yup! I'm just saying that if I were as happening as Connery, I wouldn't have waited till I was in my late 30's to get married, assuming I would have had the opportunity to meet someone else much earlier.