Donerix 2.0 Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 I have always liked Nato straps - on others, because they never really looked good on my wrist. Especially the uneven distribution of material, the clasp sitting too high on the outside of the wrist and the bulky back-loop of the tail made all of the natos, zulus, 3 and 5 rings get no wrist time worth mentioning. So I finally decided to try to find a solution and after many attempts I came up with this first prototype. It still needs a little tampering - mainly in the area of the loops of the center piece, but I think I might be on to something: It's not clearly visible on these first pics, but the tail has the thickness of a regular strap and the buckle sits on the middle of the bottom of the wrist like a conventional strap. Both side parts, one holding the buckle and the other one being the tail are permanently attached to the double rings of the center piece and pull down on them equally. Your feedback is appreciated !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Donerix I happen to like NATOs but of the canvas variety, bought one in leather it did not cut it. Now your looks like it surely would , great work you are definitely on to something. If you make some for sale at some point PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donerix 2.0 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 I will fine tune this version a little bit to reduce the gap between wrist and strap a bit more and then they should become a regular part of my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCrown Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Donerix, interesting 5513. Where did you find that dial? Interesting... love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdice Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I love nato's be it leather or canvas. Please let me know how this goes. I totally understand what you mean when you said the buckle always sits outside of the wrist. So from your design, I can open the strap via both ends? Is that right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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