Watches to wear with your flight jackets...

[Cocker]

My perfectly dull Timex just got upgraded with a perfectly amazing hand made strap by Steveo Straps (https://www.steveostraps.com). It's made using the canvas of a british cargo aerial delivery bag, with a polymer backing. It must be the most comfortable watch strap I've ever had, and Steve's craft is top notch:

 

[B-Man2]

My perfectly dull Timex just got upgraded with a perfectly amazing hand made strap by Steveo Straps (https://www.steveostraps.com). It's made using the canvas of a british cargo aerial delivery bag, with a polymer backing. It must be the most comfortable watch strap I've ever had, and Steve's craft is top notch:

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Is this one the Para strap ?

 

[CBI]

literally just arrived moments ago, a belated B-day gift:

 

[Micawber]

This week I 'ave mostly bin wearing a' ex British military CWC W10.

 

[Cocker]

Is this one the Para strap ?

It's the Aerial Delivery Pull Through, it can be find on that page, you'll have to scroll down a bit:

NATO AND PULL THROUGH STRAPS – Steveostraps

www.steveostraps.com

 

[B-Man2]

It's the Aerial Delivery Pull Through, it can be find on that page, you'll have to scroll down a bit:

NATO AND PULL THROUGH STRAPS – Steveostraps

www.steveostraps.com

Thank you

 

[coolhandluke]

This isn't related to the watch that I'm wearing today, but I thought it might be appropriate to share, given the events of September 11th, 23 years ago. I'm very much a fan of the WOE dispatch articles and their newly formed YouTube channel. Hopefully you all will enjoy the video and it's sobering reminder of the lives affected and lost on that day.

 

[Pilot]

The real issued ( military NATO ) straps.. never any flag,

no shiny funny buckles no useless costly gimmicks.
Edit: the issued versions; they exist in Tan,OD and black….. full stop!

 

[Pilot]

 

[Skyranger]

Too bad to put such a beautiful watch on such a nato strap when the leather suits it so well!

 

[Pilot]

A NATO ( the isssued original ) strap never stinks nor rots when in contact with moisture or water
SS or NATO, for all Tool watches..

 

[Saint-ex]

 

[Skyranger]

Magnifique!!!

Comme une Hanhart WW2!

@Pilot : Nato strap for 5 ATM watch, it's just ridiculous...

 

[Pilot]

Magnifique!!!

Comme une Hanhart WW2!

@Pilot : Nato strap for 5 ATM watch, it's just ridiculous...

Water, humidity and moisture also reaches a watch strap in sea level atm pressure. ..

 

[Kermit3D]

A NATO ( the isssued original ) strap never stinks nor rots when in contact with moisture or water
SS or NATO, for all Tool watches..

I agree. If I had a Speedmaster, I think I'd wear it with a velcro strap.

Short NASA watchband - MIL-SPEC Velcro Brand Fastener, GRAY Tape - 210

An exact replica NASA short watchband as used on Apollo, Skylab, and early Shuttle missions while inside the spacecraft and during training (the longer version being used on the outside of the spacesuits while on Lunar and "spacewalk" EVA). Gray/green "foliage" mil-spec grosgrain tape...

lunareplicas.com

 

[Earloffunk]

Too bad to put such a beautiful watch on such a nato strap when the leather suits it so well!

As a Sinn-Spezialuhren-addict I really like your Sinn!

 

[WilsonDukeofLizards]

Picked this one up in Japan earlier this year. A Kuoe Old Smith 90-002. Perfect vintage size - 35mm - and really good value for money.

 

[Pilot]

Speedy for the next 11 hours ( flight ).

 

[Pilot]

Speedy for the next 11 hours ( flight ).View attachment 161109

THE SPEEDY:
It can take radio magnetic waves without accuracy issues, it can take a lot of fine dust, lots of vibrations..( lawnmower and jetskies alike..)…
Plus it does not need to illuminate when in a night patrol.. to read TOT or ZT etc..last but not least it does not illuminate randomly…( may kill you under certain circumstances).
The straps are pure garbage.
My last 3 issued G’s went straight in the trashcan for precisely theses reasons.
WWide military for issuing watches changed towards more „ reliable „ watches…
France changed towards RalfTech ( photo from my PC)

 

[B-Man2]

Speedy for the next 11 hours ( flight ).View attachment 161109

Elegance and functionality in one great watch. Nice Brice …