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Re: A NATO strap: can anyone help?

If I were looking to put a NATO on a watch, I'd go for the black 2254.50. Personally, I think that the Bond SMP looks best in its original bracelet..... (others may differ of course).

Here are some pics at the TimeZone Omega forum and their trends.


Bond SMP on Orange NATO By Senate

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=1922296&rid=0

and

by giorgiannia (I know, it's a GMT, but close to the Bond)

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/giorgiannia/PICT2061.jpg&imgrefurl=http://forums.timezone.com/index.php%3Ft%3Dtree%26goto%3D1481101%26rid%3D0&h=1301&w=949&sz=221&tbnid=SBfCxgfSojosOM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=109&hl=en&start=19&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBond%2BNATO%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D

Now, here's some other pics from good old Google Search and the links to their sites below...

by Mr. Y. Yanai

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.antiquewatchonline.com/NATO%2520Club/images/yanai-omega-gray20.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.antiquewatchonline.com/NATO%2520Club/yanai-hamilton-od20.htm&h=300&w=400&sz=40&tbnid=cQ1fM5rl98ZAPM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=120&hl=en&start=20&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dseamaster%2BNATO%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D


2254.50 on NATO by Hung Doan

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.chronoguy.com/horology/seamaster/images/sm_nato1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.chronoguy.com/horology/seamaster/&h=186&w=400&sz=17&tbnid=CIhe-7wI3rY3zM:&tbnh=55&tbnw=120&hl=en&start=7&prev=/images%3Fq%3D2254.50%2BNATO%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN


2254.50 on NATO by Hacmac

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.f00.net/~hacmac/seamaster/pix/nato-black.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.f00.net/~hacmac/seamaster/&h=600&w=800&sz=97&tbnid=U_TyOZIUQNhwAM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=142&hl=en&start=2&prev=/images%3Fq%3D2254.50%2BNATO%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

Hope I didn't offend anyone by posting pics w/o permission :-(....

Good luck to Jack with whatever you choose!

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