• Master
    22 Sep 2016, 9:36 a.m.

    As I wrote in another post, I ordered the textile strap earlier this year as an alternative for my Pilots. It arrived two days ago at the Schaffhausen Boutique and I went immediately to collect it. There are two different colour schemes, grey and brownish/golden (I am not sure what it really is). I have the latter.
    What do you think? I still have to get used to it but until now I am very satisfied. The inside is leather. Just be aware, you need a 22 mm buckle for this strap which is not easy to find if you don't want to purchase one extra. The one shown here is NOT
    the "good" one ( it's from my ME with a smaller middle pin to fit through the holes ) but I wanted to try the strap first and buy the the buckle later.

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  • Master
    22 Sep 2016, 10:06 a.m.

    It looks very good. I might investigate a similar option.

  • Master
    22 Sep 2016, 3:45 p.m.

    Well, OK, I don't like NATO straps, your pictures confirm this. The one you have got is of high quality, though, so I hope you enjoy it. But I would prefer a two piece nylon strap, where the original pin buckle or deployant buckle can be used. Furthermore, the fun of nylon straps lies in the colours you can get: if at all, I would prefer brighter colours like red, white and blue.

    Kind regards,
    Paul

  • Master
    22 Sep 2016, 9:07 p.m.

    Hi Tom, I'm a bit like Paul ;-) or ;-( haha

    Not the biggest NATO-FAN but I'm into your's!

    Best,

    Bob

  • Master
    23 Sep 2016, 12:33 a.m.

    Tom, never mind what my fellow Dutch collectors think.... If it works for you, then it works - period!

    My preference would be the Grey / Black strap.