Ritche Military Ballistic Nylon Watch Strap with Heavy Buckle 18mm 20mm 22mm Premium Nylon Watch Bands for Men Women

First impression, WOW! Back story - I’m not a strap guy by any means. I like my bracelets. I have small wrists and straps just always seem to bother me. However I had received a watch that I absolutely loved, but it was on strap. For some reason, the company thought it was a great idea to use carbon fiber for a strap material. Looks cool. Sounds cool. Feels like sandpaper. So I needed to get a replacemenet. I decided to try one of these Richte seatbelt natos. Fairly inexpensive and looked nice, I figured what the heck. I needed a new strap, and wanted to try a seatbelt NATO, so why not Kill two birds with one stone. And I have to say I am not disappointed. Feel - You would think a seatbelt nato would feel stiff and uncomfortable, when actually, it’s extremely soft and pliable. The material doesn’t feel rigid at all, like some other standard Nato straps I’ve had in the past. I don’t have other seatbelt nato straps to compare these to, but these are super comfortable. Very easy to wear. Build Quality - They appear to be built very well. They don’t feel flimsy or cheap. The hardware feels solid. Doesn’t feel like it gonna break or bend from use. Which is tough to get something that feels like it’s gonna hold up well, but is comfortable as well. Most straps like that are stiff and have a “break in” period. But these appear solid from the start while being comfortable. And doesn’t seem like a strap that’s gonna fray or fall apart easily. I will say that they are slightly on the thicker side, so if you don’t have any room between your spring bars and the watch case, these may not work. But standard, they should be fine. Appearance - It looks Good! There’s many different color schemes. I opted for the Black/Red with black hardware to match the watchi needed the strap for, and personally I think it looks great. One of my biggest concerns was, Will it actually be 22mm and fit properly, or will it be like the last strap I got from a different company and be slightly small and show a gap between the strap and the Lugs. But these are perfect. No gap at all. It looks awesome! Overall - I’m impressed! They’re comfortable. They look great. They’re designed well. And they fit properly. I would definitely recommend these straps. Watch Used - Terra Cielo Mare Orienteering- Concrete Dial

Using this on my Armourlite Watch. Looks great. Great quality.

I went from almost returning a watch I purchased recently due to what I found to be an incredibly boring black rubber strap to now absolutely loving the watch and deciding to keep it. The material feels high quality, the design is simple yet complimentary, the color perfect. Would buy again! Update 2024 - In less than a year of minimal to moderate use the band began to fray. I just threw it on my Blancpain 50 (Thrifty) Fathoms for kicks. Still a great looking strap with black accents, but the fraying has me looking for a replacement.

Great band. Sturdy build. Already lasting longer than the original that came with my Seiko Automatic. Highly recommend and will buy more. Thank you for a great product!

I am very happy with my watch band. This one has a beautiful color . I got the green one. It’s just beautiful.

I have a small collection of vintage watches and started looking for watch bands that I could swap out from time to time. I really like the Zulu 5 band style, but gave up on trying to find one that was long enough to lace it properly. I have a 7&1/4" wrist and every one I tried was too short. They need to be approximately 11.5" to fit me. After some trial and error I found these NATO style bands. My criteria is a band that can go from business casual to trail. It has to be attractive, durable and comfortable. This one fits the bill. It's made from quality materials with quality construction. Stitching is nicely done and the material is nicely finished. It is almost silky comfortable on the wrist. In fact, it's one of the most comfortable watch bands that I have ever used. There is just enough slack on the tag end of the band to slip it through both loops without having to fold it and tuck it under the last loop. If you are one of those folks that likes to wear it with the tag end folded, you might be able to do it, but it may take a bit of effort and really isn't needed in my experience. You can identify a quality band pretty quick just by looking at it. If the buckle is pinned on with a spring bar, that's an automatic fail. It's a single point of failure just like the typical two piece watch band. If the buckle prong and band holes are not the same shape i.e round prong/round holes, rectangular prong/rectangular holes, that's an automatic fail. If these do not match, the holes in the band will just stretch out eventually and look bad. Since I've written this review, I've ordered 3 more of these in different colors and will probably order more if/when other patterns become available in the 18mm width. I would certainly purchase this again and recommend it.

First off, depending on how you wear this, it either works or it doesn't. I will describe the two methods and explain. In this review I am referring to the Army Green/Khaki bundle. I have a 7" wrist, which I assume is fairly average. Method 1: This band is built like a "5 ring" strap. The proper way to wear a 5 ring strap is to loop the main strap through both links and then back through the top link (see my pictures). The reason for this is to remove all tension from the main band so if it gets snagged, the spring bars do not have any pressure put on them. There are many topics online that describe the benefits and purpose for this in detail. This is the main reason I bought these straps and this is unfortunately not what they are designed for even though that is what they are styled after. If you wear them this way, there is naturally less band length to work with and I found myself using the very widest/last hole on the band. 1/5 stars since the band length is not designed to match the 5 ring technique that they designed for. The band is uncomfortable using this method but that may be different depending on your wrist. Method 2: This method is how you would wear the band if it was a "Standard Nato" with only 4 rings. In this method, you would simply loop the main strap through the rings and then buckle it (see my pictures). This is how the advertised pictures show the bands, and this way the strap fits as intended. Unfortunately, this defeats the purpose of having the extra ring and makes the band unnecessarily clunky. 4/5 stars since the extra ring doesn't serve a purpose. The band is comfortable this way, but is less safe because of the pressure on the spring bars. In conclusion, if you are looking for a 5 ring band that is functional and will protect your watch, this is NOT the band for you. However, if you are looking for a traditional Nato strap and don't mind the extra ring, then these bands work great. They are comfortable, easy to swap out, and look very nice. The material will take some time to break in and loosen up so keep that in mind. The matte brushed steel is a nice touch and matches my watch very well. I bought this specifically for my Timex Expedition, which I am using as a beater watch for rugged activities. I've added a picture with the Army Green strap, but both colors work very well with the watch. I will be happy to answer any additional questions on my review or the product itself.

Good quality and appearance

Beautiful blue strap, looks awesome on my Seiko 5 Blue dial 👌

Really happy with the quality of this strap. All the materials are premium. Most Natos are flimsy with unfinished holes and ends. These are all finished to prevent fraying. This strap is ballistic nylon so it's thicker than most of the others went with black on black and the hardware is sturdy metal. Overall it feels strong and long lasting. Goes really with the Seiko mod..

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The nato strap quality is really well build. Didn't know that the bucket isn't matte black. The strap is kinda thick which is a good thing but in my case i am fitting it onto the casio watch which doesn't accept thick strap and i have to forcefully fit in. But overall i am happy with the product.

I have purchased this to see how much better it is then the cheaper multi packs Ritche does and I must say apart from some fraying I'm very very pleased. It is much softer to the touch and a fair bit thicker which might be a problem if you don't have much space between your case and spring bars. Will be getting a few more in different colours to match my other watches. For a nato it is quite short but I have a skinny wrist so that's ok.