While most straps require removing the spring bars to attach the watch strap, a NATO strap simply slips under the spring bars and is then looped through the second lower strap.

The most likely answer is that the military felt it was necessary to keep the watch head from sliding around on the strap while being worn. Single-pass straps existed before the NATO was created for ...

NATO straps are cool, cheap and rugged. But they’re also something else. NATO straps are cool, cheap and bountiful, available in every color imaginable. But they’re also something else ...

Let's say there's a stack of bills totaling £600 (or more, even a lot more) held together by a band that costs only £16. If I ...

It’s the kind of watch where a guy can feel assured he’s making a solid style statement and investment. It’s sharp and dressy for business and now with the new Nato straps can be equally ...

Straps like the NATO shell cordovan number featured above have become the cornerstone of DaLuca, and come in widths to suit any watch, along with nearly every color imaginable.

NATO, unsurprisingly, is derived from military style in WW2, and the name comes from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This kind of strap can both dress down a Rolex and dial up a Seiko.

Crown & Buckle makes some of our favorite watch straps — their Supreme Natos, for instance, won our Editor’s Pick for best nato strap, and their American Made Walnut Boxcalf and Black Label Ulrich ...