Agree

My advice on aliexpress. Get mesh and nato from them, they are pretty good. Don't get jack shit leather straps of any kind from aliexpress, they are hot jack shit.

It’s hit and miss.Some have loose annoying buckles and tangs.I’d rather buy a 15.00 Strap on Amazon and get it in 3 days than 5 bucks on Ali and wait a month.

You overthink too much. Dont put too much emphasis on little things like that. Are you a woman?

Hamilton should be my next full review!

What you do is wear it on the next eyelet past where it's too tight (so it's really tight), and that'll stretch it out so where it felt too tight will be loosened up a bit. But that's also just the nature of the material used in NATO straps, the fit always stretches. Alternatively you can just wear it at the point where it feels just a little too tight and then reach your finger under the strap and pull on it here and there to loosen it up. You kind of want them to be a little loose though, because tight straps limit your wrists range of motion. If you tilt your hand down and it feel tightness, that's just not comfortable. The real issue with NATO is that the material is too slippery, and that's why everything shifts soo easy. That's why people use NATO's with something like a rubber or leather backing layer to give it some grip. The main benefit of a NATO is really how the buckle placement is off to the side of the wrist when on, rather than in the center like typical watch bands. So if you're working at a desk, the buckle being off to the side is much more comfortable than the buckle being dead center of the bottom of your wrist. The thinness of the strap also helps in that regard, as it sits more flush between the wrist and palm.

Always get those too mixed up.

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It's on sale right now, but ending soon, if you act fast you might be able to snag it: www.the5th.co/collections/mens/products/green-auto-two-tone I also did a full review of it, I really like it.

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I like them! Did a video on them awhile back. In a lot of ways I prefer them over NATOs.

Strapsco are actually pretty good for this - they have several options in short / medium / long / extra. Also try Geckota.

@@ozludo There is a few companies out there that do shorter length straps , bought from Geckota before but the choice wasn't great

@@MyAlan999 that's a fair comment - there isn't a great range - but the ones Geckota have are excellent. YMMV, but mine are great quality.

To each his own

I think they work best with classic steel cases and hidden lugs, Seiko Turtle or something.

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