A Treasure Trove of Leather & Nylon: BluShark Straps Review

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A Treasure Trove of Leather & Nylon: BluShark Straps Review

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Once again, a huge thank you to Blushark for giving the straps to the channel.
www.blusharkst...
The watches:
Seiko Ghost Alpinist: • Giving Into The Ghost ...
Glycine Airman: • A GMT for Adventure: G...
Orient Star Classic: • So Close… Orient Star ...
Hamilton Khaki King: • It's Good to Be the Ki...
Orient Kamasu: • Orient Kamasu Review :...
Seiko 5 Field: • 2021 The New Seiko 5 F...
Hamilton Intramatic: • Hamilton Intra-Matic C...
A little while ago I got an email from Blushark. They saw one of my early videos and wanted to know if they could send me some straps to check out. Since I'm not one to turn down straps, I agreed. What showed up was a treasure trove of Leather & Nylon.
Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links, I am an Amazon affiliate so I would earn a small commission on qualified purchases. But most of the time Amazon is just the best source to link something just to get a look. I always encourage you to shop around and find the best price.
In Addition, I'm also an affiliate with AVI-8, Armilla, Aliexpress, Spinnaker, eBay, Jomashop, Meranom, and Phoibos.
00:00 Intro
00:42 Alpinist & Mahogany
01:42 Airman & Hazelnut
02:43 Orient Star & Rally
03:36 Leather Talk
04:43 Khaki King & Alpha Bond
06:34 Kamasu & SharkFin
08:01 Panda & Knit
08:44 Nylon Talk
09:30 Apples & Oranges

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@HorologyinSanity 3 жыл бұрын

I'm digging those new nato straps. Great vid, Shane. Spot on, as usual.

@djapojunior 3 жыл бұрын

Blushark straps are amazing. I love their Original nato, the best "regular" nato strap on the market, without a doubt! 👏

@tuzu1758 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a Blushark that was on sale. It was a seat belt Bond Spector. No denying it the quality is there, and worth the price.

@timelesssneakersandwatches 3 жыл бұрын

Some good options here 👍😊

@SilverSergeant 3 жыл бұрын

I'm digging the leather ones........I think the pricing is just about right. I have modified some of my NATO straps to convert to a single pass as you described. Kudos for getting a shot of that Scuba Dude in the video!!!

@chriscon8463 3 жыл бұрын

I do the same with my NATOs; I see no need to have the 2-layers on my wrist…it just makes the watch ride higher.

@SoCalWatchReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Great video man and fantastic straps!

@Hawk74 2 жыл бұрын

Great review and I’m a fan of their strap quality, especially the hardware.

@axegekko6477 3 жыл бұрын

Huge fan. Got a bunch of their NATOs. They even replaced one that had a hole fray within first week no questions asked. Swapping the in/out year round and so far so good. Will buy more, prob test out there leather or canvas.

@MikeOBrien1945 3 жыл бұрын

I like to put rally straps on chrono’s as the holes pair with the sub dials. I don’t like NATO’s or single pass straps because they scuff up the watch case backs. I’ll stick with two piece straps for that reason. But, to each his/her own.

@panic_station2 3 жыл бұрын

Another solid review Shane! I can't recommend the Alpha Slim straps enough. Very comfy and low profile.

@haping1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Armilla alternative Shane. I definetly go for 4 straps. Hope I get them🤔. Regards Hans Peter

@webe1309 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this review. I am a big fan of Blue Shark straps (particularly the two-piece quick-release nylon, which will tame a large unwieldy watch head better than anything else I’ve found) but have shied away from their leather offerings as I was concerned that they aren’t large enough for my big wrist. Regretfully, I see that I was correct. Hopefully that will change in the future.

@scottlisson7055 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Shane. Hope you are well. Good review as always. I have a few BluShark NATOs and single pass. They are outstanding. I’m a Colareb guy for my leather. Not sure I’d switch.

@gregs.8895 3 жыл бұрын

Great review. Prefer the double pass over single pass on the nato, but to each their own. Leathers are interesting too

@trailblazer2339 3 жыл бұрын

The Khaki King looks amazing on that nato..Great pairing, Shane!

@bburk658 3 жыл бұрын

Great quality straps. I have enough leather straps I think, maybe. But, I’m enjoying my BluShark purchases. Got the Hunter Green Alpha Shark for my green Melbourne Chrono and it’s perfect. The all canvas strap is very comfortable. Gonna get more canvas from BluShark. Looks like it will hold up really well.

@bburk658 3 жыл бұрын

The Hunter Green strap is the Shark Weave herringbone pattern one. Love it. Somethin about that all green watch.

@chrisb5986 3 жыл бұрын

That Hammy Khaki looks great on the bond nato

@tomfaranda 2 жыл бұрын

Love blu shark and I've only ever bought the lowest cost ones - $18 each but buy two get a third free. So cost really is $12 each if you buy three.

@yoinkhaha 2 жыл бұрын

That bond 2021 colorway is doooope

@formolzinho 3 жыл бұрын

Cool. This single pass NATO straps are called ZULU straps around here.

@paulhiggins8774 3 жыл бұрын

The leather ones look like they ave the saddlers hand stitch which is good quality because if one stitch breaks it doesn’t affect the other stitches, however the compromise to keep costs down is to use a single keeper instead of the traditional two with the first stitched in. The sides of the leather should have been burnished or edge coated so in all not that good. The nylon straps look parity much what I can get anywhere for a lot less than they are asking but I’ll have to check the deals Great video as always 👍

@brianmsahin 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice bunch of straps. Good strap match for each watch! I don't think the leather ones will fit my 8" wrist.

@Fubar684 3 жыл бұрын

A keeper that doesn't keep. Bummer. Looks good, though. That blue strap on the new Seiko field watch is a real nice combo.

@ozludo 3 жыл бұрын

Big fan of their elastic "Pajama" straps. The colours pop and hold-up after washing, and the straps feel sturdy. I wear them on Vostoks to get maximum kaleidoscope :-) Have you looked at their 2-piece canvas straps (CanvaSoft)? 3 for $36 is a great price but I'd like to know how stiff they are. New canvas straps tend to be unforgiving.

@bburk658 3 жыл бұрын

I have the canvas strap from BluShark… it’s very good. No break in and very comfortable all canvas strap. I recommend.

@ozludo 3 жыл бұрын

@@bburk658 Cheers! Thank you. They are certainly cost effective.

@noice9709 3 жыл бұрын

I really like the single pass weaves varieties, but wish they were a little less $, and that rally strap is also very cool. BluShark makes good stuff. Another great review, Shane. Btw, if you don't mind me asking, are those tarantula enclosures on the rack behind you?

@dannyboyer49 3 жыл бұрын

What's your favourite strap for the kamasu? I just bought a strapcode jubilee but after watching this, I am tempted to try something more casual. Excellent video BTW!

@evanb6862 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. BluShark frequently pops up in my feeds, but they always seem JUST a bit more pricey. Especially the leather. Any chance you could compare the leather with a Barton leather strap? I've really enjoyed the Barton leather straps that I've had, and they're much less costly (or at least were last I looked). Also, have you ever purchased from CheapestNatoStraps out of Sweden? I've found some of their more recent straps to be amazing value as well. They also have the sharkfin pattern.

@NiteGambler 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid as always. Those 3 brown straps are not my fancy. Just not into brown straps. I did have one on my Swiss Military, but i changed it to a Hirsch ROBBY Watch Strap in BLACK / RED. The Upper Layer is Perforated Italian Calfskin, Lower Layer is Premium Caoutchouc (natural rubber). Very impressed Check them out.......BTW is there in the future any reviews on Swiss Military, Victorinox? Just curious.

@mikekane9213 3 жыл бұрын

Trying to find a strap for the green dial Alpinist is turning into a chore.

@LamarFaciane 3 жыл бұрын

The only thing I don't like about Blu Shark straps is the holes on their nylon straps are not ultrasonically sealed and fray quickly.

@johnpietrolaj8917 3 жыл бұрын

Not a fan of nylon straps in general. I am pretty much leather or bracelet. Maybe I need to try one of theirs and see how it goes. Nice review!

@thomaskuhn6541 3 жыл бұрын

I've been buying straps from Haveston and they've also been making the move to single pass. I'm not a fan of single pass, I find visually there is too much of a gap at the lugs between the strap and my wrist.

@derekwalter4238 3 жыл бұрын

Are they better than crown & buckle though? That is the question.

@stevewheeler8640 3 жыл бұрын

With the popularity of bronze watches, why do you think there aren't more options out there for straps with bronze hardware?

@RelativeTime 3 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of companies haven't realized that the demand is there yet. I know Vario has recently started selling some bronze straps.

@cagataycakmak2280 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a alpha premier nato strap from blushark, couple months later i bought an seatbelt nato strap from aliexpress for less than a third of the price and let me tell you, they are the same. I mean same as in made in the same factory same. So i believe they are overpriced and i would not recommend them to you.

@chriswalls6667 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the Bond 2021 is no longer available on their website 😩

@RelativeTime 2 жыл бұрын

Someone was asking about that the other day. No idea why. Kind of strange they would send it to me just before removing it. Unless they sold out and are waiting for more.

@chriswalls6667 2 жыл бұрын

@@RelativeTime I sent them a text and asked just that

@RelativeTime 2 жыл бұрын

@@chriswalls6667 Let me know what they say. A couple days ago they still had a bond 2021 sharkfin version up. But today it's gone as well.

@chriswalls6667 2 жыл бұрын

@@RelativeTime I will

@robbabcock_ 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I'm a chef so leather straps on a watch are absolute no-gos for me. Even nylon gets funky pretty fast. But they do look nice.

@hmr171 3 жыл бұрын

I've never understood the appeal of a double-pass NATO. Too long, too thick and too much hardware that doesn't offer any extra safety over a single-pass in the event of a spring bar failure. I like the RAF style single-pass straps with the long fixed fabric keeper that you can tuck the extra back in. A much tidier package.

@Bob_Smith19 3 жыл бұрын

Wait, I’m not supposed to put whatever strap I want on whatever watch I want? Glad I don’t care what people think. I will continue to do whatever I want even if it “offends” others.

@renngretsch 3 жыл бұрын

I've just bought 4 leather straps that are 4mm thick...oh-oh!

@dude28405 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I believe thickness than us all that stuff is relative to the watch that you’re putting it on and what size wrist do you have all that stuff plays into it

@renngretsch 3 жыл бұрын

@@dude28405 All 18mm width and mostly will be going on short lug-to-lug watches for a 7.5 inch wrist...looks like I might be doing some breaking in. At least (I expect) they will look great! Onwards and upwards.

@atlacatl7501 3 жыл бұрын

@@dude28405 definitely. I prefer thicker leather straps to compliment my dive watches.

@dude28405 3 жыл бұрын

@@atlacatl7501 That’s what it’s all about it’s all about preferences that’s the nice thing about this hobby you can do different things you can take other peoples opinions and say yeah I agree with you Or respectfully disagree and customize it into something that you like. The only failure in the watch collecting game is if you’re collecting watches to impress other people other than to impress yourself

@MyAlan999 3 жыл бұрын

Premium prices that I'd struggle to justify to pay

@HVG67 3 жыл бұрын

Single pass NATO? You mean Zulu straps? Yeah, I'm a stickler for naming things the right way 😂 yeah sorry the pricing on these is ridiculous. I like the seatbelt style straps and you can get those for a better price anyway..