NATO Straps!

Thought I'd join in too

Perfect combo

That's a perfect watch for a NATO strap.

Not a so called NATO strap, but without the disadvantage and it fits to any watch with 20 mm lugs.

Right, Heiko. Here with a NATO velcro with different dials.
For civil use, of course. ;)

I need that strap!

Thank you guy!

Rave, it's so much better than the strap it came with.

Nice Pics. I like Nato Straps. Thanks sharing nice pics.

I got that strap!

it'll be interesting to see iwc timepieces with outrageous nato straps.

who's first?

Hi everybody. I wish to get a NATO for my Mark XV. Do you know where to buy one in Italy or online? My best, G.

So much better than the original!

Congrats! Nicer and more comfortable than the original!

+1

Very well put sir. I agree with you very much on how they pair well with the NATO, good balance between the design of both strap and watch. Thanks!

Looks good on the early iwc pilot watches. Not certain about fitting them across the board though.
Kenneth.

Does anyone know which oem nato straps IWC currently offers ?

While I can appreciate the pure functionality of NATO straps, which absolutely makes sense from a design-to-real-life-usage sense, I'm not a fan of them at all. Sometimes a watch and a strap can match really nicely (such as Rave's Pilot chronograph), but I generally feel it takes away most or all of the strength or masculinity a watch exudes. Or maybe it's cause I don't have any hipster clothing to match NATO straps? I guess it's kind of strange how NATO straps were designed and employed for military usage and now they're associated with hipster clothing and style.