Bruce, try slipping your wrist in between the straps so that only one piece is between the watch and your wrist. Then adjust and hook together, it gives you an even better fit with less space between the watch head and your wrist. These straps are way better than NATO imho but are not cheap, that’s for sure.

Bought one recently. Nice strap. Too bad it does not come in 18mm size for more vintage time piece.

Love the strap, I own one from Jackostraps. I will say the only annoying part is putting it on, if you dont want a lose fit, it is a bit tough. Nowhere near as easy as a NATO

Have one with red stripe sold from CWC / Silvermans on my CWC SBS and love it - way more comfortable than a nato and imho looks better since there is no loop of exess material to worry about. Find it to be quite secure but have stitched the bottom loop to the retainer after sizing it, just to make sure. Strap can still be taken off the watch after stitching. Only complaint would be the price on both the regular version you show here and especially Erika´s Originals - however on Erika´s I can sort of understand it because of the workmanship involved. On the regular version which is essentialy just a loop of parachute webbing with a hook sewn to it in the middle and a loose retainer, the price of £45 seems quite ridiculous !!! Still the most comfortable strap I have ever worn a watch on, bar none !!

The divider stripe really sets it apart from both the solid color and multi-stripe ones. Really just the right accent that makes it a sharp design. Elastic bands are also appealing for their comfort.

Love the MN strap. so comfortable. and no excess strap to loop backwards like the nato

Thanks Bruce! Just got my MN strap from the canada watch straps for my seiko baby tuna save the ocean series. And it's amazing!

The green and yellow with the seiko flightmaster is just fire. It compliments the yellow seconds hand and works so well

Can imagine those colours working well with the Alpinist

Seems very cool and interesting, but having no experience with parachute strap, I would be concerned with its ability to keep elasticity over time: will it be loose in ten years? NATOs looks more stable and durable.

I have a single-pass strap. The issue with it that when I unhook it, it just bounces back and hits the crystal, most of the time.

I used to wear Natos. Once I bought an Erika's Original Marine Nationale I never wore a NATO again.

I like the MN strap. Recently got it and I think I'm a convert. I also received a watch steward g series strap and once I figure out how to put that on, it will be interesting to compare the mn strap and watch steward

Where do you get them and how much do they cost? Good video, THANKS

I like the look of the MN strap but the hook closure looks like it could come undone and lose your watch. No thanks, I'll stick with the NATO!

I love this strap it's so comfortable

I have this strap on my Seiko Flighty...its awesome!

I just bought this strap, but mine is from NDC. Same strap but the clasp is laser-eteched with NDC logo. I'm using it on my Seiko Flight Master. It was pricy, but it really makes my Flighty pop!

I dig that timex Waterbury which model is that ?

I like that Timex a lot. Anyone knows the reference number/name? Thanks

What is the model of that timex. Love it

Where did you get your MN strap? I have one from Erikas Originals but I like the design you have.

I know it's been a bit, but want to get one for my Yema Superman

I don't know where you purchased your straps from? I have 3 and they don't look like yours at at all. Yours looks like it could fall off. Mine are a complete loop with hook fastener.

Haha nice descript. I'm concerned about the security of the watch, will it come off easily?

There's a few comments mentioning it's comfort. I was wondering just how comfortable it feels. I have one of those Seiko 5 mini Fliegers (something something 809) with a nylon strap and it feels rather coarse. How does this compare?

what Marine nationale strap brand are you using? Looks good!

I have no personal experience of the MN strap - but I have a friend who had a Tudor on one, when he was rushing to catch a train his arm brushed his waist and it came undone and for that reason alone I would stick with a Nato if fabric straps are your thing, let alone the ridiculous price of the MN and limited colour options

These are SO MUCH more comfortable than NATOs or ZULUs. IMHO, of course. I love mine on my Glycine GL0261. It's a black with khaki colored strap that brings out the vintage look of the watch.

Things have changed since this video was made. Now the MN straps come in all sizes and many different color schemes. I definitely prefer these MN straps, single-pass RAF straps and perlon straps to nato straps simply because the bulky tuck on the side of natos drives me crazy. Even using the second fastening method with nato straps, all the bulk gets transferred to the bottom of the wrist which is still ass.

Erika's Originals are the best parachute straps and she is a delight to deal with. Not cheap but great quality, customer service and beats any similar products, even those more recently launched!

Where can I buy a marine national strap

Doesn't seem very secure, how many divers lost their watch to Davy Jones locker do to that hook clasp?

Hey I happen to like NATOs and pokemon gathering, thank you very much!

The watch looks cool. Which model is this ?

I will buy one when they sell for an affordable price.

i invented the 4th way to wear a zulu. 😇

Nice idea, but without clasp to secure, you'd be asking to loose your timepiece.

Nice Vostok!

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the strap is nice but nato is far superior in design . This things are clunky,the adjuster cuts into your wrist and placing them on your wrist is not a one handed operation

These are comfortable. We have NDC straps available

One of the best things about NATOs is that they do not have a single point of failure. If one of the spring bar breaks then you will not loose your watch, in contrast with a regular strap. The clasp seems to introduce a single point of failure again. Nice watch though :)

You are wearing it wrong!!

That clip doesn't look very secure? Perfect if they made a NATO strap using that elastic material!

i bought myne from Erika straps its really nice

See 00:20 and you will note the fabric is frazzled on the edge. This will only get worse. That's how elastic straps die ... at the buckles and other wear points. No thanks!

tnx for the video. but i think u are wearing it wrong. try putting the wrist inside the loop, rather than trying to wrap the band around ur wrist. should be much easier to place the buckle.

How many times does the strap pass between the watch and wrist?

What is that Timex model? Please

Nice strap, but how secure is it. The NATO seems to be the most secure strap there is?

I didn't know parachutes used elastic straps. I thought it was paracord.

I have this strap and I hardly ever wear it. I would rather wear a NATO strap.

Erika's Originals has them and they are nicer and have more color options

Where to buy?

I'm not sure if i understand this correctly. It looks like the keeper can just fall out and you loose the watch, am i right?? Or is the keeper fixed in some way??

I would take Erika's Originals over this one simply because it's MJ's competition.

A nice strap, but at an average price of $40.00 far too expensive for a piece of parachute strap.

U should not cut the band

Erikas straps are not by parachutes, they are only inspired by them 😊

I like this a lot BUT way to expensive for me for a strap

absolutely wrong nethod of wearing. You also probabably installed it incorrectly. It is alwsys a good idea to watch other youtube tutorials before making your own.

Re: the video description, I understand it's probably a joke but it's not good form to put down someone with different hobbies than yourself. Especially after actually crying to the internet and begging for donations after destroying someone else's rolex due to negligence. Seems childish.