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Old 1 May 2013, 04:58 PM   #1
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Nato Straps- Where to get them ??

Guys,

Before anyone says search, I did and found some posts with some suppliers, but it was all over the place....

I would like to just get one place with a list of possible suppliers/comments...

please feel free to add any suggestion, I have tried ebay, and they are too thin and feel cheap hence this post.

Trying to find a place that does good quality items...

Cheers..
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Old 1 May 2013, 05:37 PM   #2
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I like these ones:
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Old 1 May 2013, 05:40 PM   #3
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Phoenix(not sure where to get) or Maratac (Broadarrow-not sure if they ship out of USA) or Gnomon.
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Old 1 May 2013, 06:58 PM   #4
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I with the Gnomon suggestion.
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Old 1 May 2013, 07:48 PM   #5
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I agree with Vincent, Gnomon is a good option. I regularly buy from their bricks and mortar store in Singapore, as they are in the same building as our offices (and no, we did not move our offices there just to have them close at hand in case we had an urge in between meetings).

Not the nicest people on earth, but knowledgeable and quality is always at the rendezvous.
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Old 1 May 2013, 08:18 PM   #6
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the maratac brand are good quality.
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Old 1 May 2013, 08:50 PM   #7
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Eddie at Timefactors.com Best NATO straps I have ever had and I've purchased from a lot of suppliers. Maratac is good too, but not as soft.
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Old 1 May 2013, 08:59 PM   #8
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I have a few Maratac brand NATO and ZULU straps, and they're very well-made. I get them from Broadarrow.net and Countycomm.com

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Old 1 May 2013, 09:09 PM   #9
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i have a few maratac brand nato and zulu straps, and they're very well-made. I get them from broadarrow.net and countycomm.com

good luck!
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Old 1 May 2013, 09:16 PM   #10
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Thanks guys for the input, keep them coming ....

I'll update the first post with the whole list once there is a few more, think would beneficial to all future NATO seekers...

Cheers...
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Old 1 May 2013, 11:04 PM   #11
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I like Eddie from http://www.timefactors.com/nato.htm
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Old 2 May 2013, 12:07 AM   #12
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Go to Timezone and look up JSwing........great NATO straps, at a great price.
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Old 2 May 2013, 01:01 AM   #13
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I've been meaning to get a Phoenix

Big fan of the Maratacs - they are tough & best in the tool watch area in my experience - actually taking the watch in the salt around a wetsuit

Timefactor's are nice, softer

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Old 2 May 2013, 03:03 AM   #14
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Amazon has some actually...
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Old 2 May 2013, 10:09 AM   #15
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Ebay!
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Old 3 May 2013, 01:39 AM   #16
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found this nice Maratac on eBay. bought in 2011 for about $15. not sure on the pricing on the bay now, but this is a GREAT strap with excellent quality.

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Old 3 May 2013, 02:06 AM   #17
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gnomon is the best i've tried
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Old 3 May 2013, 05:09 PM   #18
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