Hi, Anyone know what size nato strap is needed for Longines Conquest ?, I like this one https://www.watchobsession.co.uk/co...products/nato-watch-straps-blue-white-stripes
Thank you
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What watch do you wear?
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Cheers mate.Looking good
Thanks, seen the TI 500 in the flesh and it is indeed very nice. It and the premium blue use the soprod A10 movement. From what ive read it's a step up in quality from the ETA 2824 used in the rest of the divers.
Which particular conquest model? If you can google it the lug width should be under the specs of the watch. It's the lug width that will determine the size of the strap.
So I finally made my mind up and ordered the 8500 PO rubber strap for my 2500 LM LE.
The parts required are ...
98000364 - MATT BLACK RUBBER 20X18 DPL @ £170
94521833 - BUCKLE STEEL DPL - 1 CATCH - 18MM @£170
Total £340 from an Omega Boutique
(Cheaper than all of the resellers I found and even all of the second hand ones I found on eBay...and they could be dodgy!)
Before
After
I found it very easy to fit, it only took me a couple of minutes to carefully remove the bracelet.
Have I assembled it correctly? I wasn't entirely sure which way around it should go and I couldn't find a solid answer.
I'm very pleased with it, it's nice and light and comfortable and I think it brings a whole different character to the watch.
The parts required are ...
98000364 - MATT BLACK RUBBER 20X18 DPL @ £170
94521833 - BUCKLE STEEL DPL - 1 CATCH - 18MM @£170
Total £340 from an Omega Boutique
(Cheaper than all of the resellers I found and even all of the second hand ones I found on eBay...and they could be dodgy!)
Before
After
I found it very easy to fit, it only took me a couple of minutes to carefully remove the bracelet.
Have I assembled it correctly? I wasn't entirely sure which way around it should go and I couldn't find a solid answer.
I'm very pleased with it, it's nice and light and comfortable and I think it brings a whole different character to the watch.
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Looks great on the rubber strap - nice change.
You'd think they could've fitted it for you, given you bought it from one of their boutiques?
You'd think they could've fitted it for you, given you bought it from one of their boutiques?
No disrespect intended guys, as much as i like omega watches. But no rubber strap is worth £170.00. Rubber straps are good for those who do dive in a professional/recreational capacity. As they fit over a wet/dry suit. But they're worth a few quid at best. Seen a fella on the dive watch group shelling out £250.00 for a black/grey NATO strap. Madness tbh, same stainless steel fittings, same grade if nylon used in a £6.00 strap you can buy of ebay. Brand/label abuse gone mad imho.
so by your understanding a bracelet on a Rolex Sub say is not worth £400? and you could have the same effect if you bought a strapcode jubilee bracelet from ebay for £100?
also do you only purchase watches head only? and then fit aftermarket straps?
then of course when you look at a Tudor Pelegos with its ETA movement at £2300, you could get a steinhart for £400 with the same movement.
reason I ask, is that I disagree with you, if you can afford and choose to wear a watch that costs £2000-£5000 say, why would you cheapen it with a £12 rubber strap?
I have a bunch of cheap £7 NATO straps on my Pelagos, what now huh?! In all honesty, there isn't a marked quality difference in the canvas weave on a £16 Maratac NATO (the original NATO benchmark probably?) vs a £170 or whatever one bearing the Omega logo on it.
Your springbars and watch will break before a Maratac strap does under extreme stress.
Having said that, I really like the rubber Zuludiver rubber one I posted earlier. Smells like vanilla still.
Your springbars and watch will break before a Maratac strap does under extreme stress.
Having said that, I really like the rubber Zuludiver rubber one I posted earlier. Smells like vanilla still.
No they aren't worth it, it just a piece of rubber. But you wouldn't find anything that looks as good.
I'm planning on buying a Rubber B for the Sub soon but been putting it off because I begrudged to pay that kind of price but there no other options.
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They'll no doubt be some crap mass produced job.
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Apparently they do an ETA movement version and the case quality is decent, too.
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Absolutely. To suggest that a £12 strap is the same as a £100+ strap without having any idea about the straps (by implication he hasn't looked at the more expensive one) is a little ridiculous. A lot can go into a strap, such as the quality of the rubber used, the clasp, the design, and then of course there's the branding etc. And to say they're 'worth a couple of quid at best' is quite ridiculous!
Am I suggesting that a £100+ strap is 10x better than the £12 one? No, of course not. But it's just not as simple as trying to scale up 'worth' to what you get out of the strap, especially when you consider things such as resale value and pride of ownership etc.
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I'll qualify this by saying that I've not paid that much for a rubber strap (I like the Oyster bracelet as it is), but I can very much see why some people would.
That's really cool, I kind of want one. $265 seems like a reasonable price; buy it
This was about the Fallout 3 watch... I should have bought it... They are selling for over £1500 from time to time now...
I still want one but now they're insane money...
I can understand with bracelets, as the rolex oyster in particular is a sublimely made one. Regarding tudor using ETA movements, i was pretty surprised at this. Being that tudor is part of rolex, yet ETA is a susidiary of the swatch group. Who happen to own a few brands that would be direct competitors to rolex.
Ive seen a few omega rubber/NATO straps, yes they are very nicely made but i suspect brand identity/label still go's a long way to making up the cost.
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Oh 100% - the brand name is surely what enables them to charge what they do. If it was a third party I can't see them getting away with a rubber strap at that price level, but perhaps there are some out there? Can't say I've looked though.
As posted before, if you want a top quality rubber NATO, with proper hardware, then the £30 Zuludiver made by Bonetto Cinturini is the way to go.
If paying any more for any other OEM branded NATO type straps, you may as well set money on fire. The quality is no different.
Not to be confused with standard off the shelf ETA movements though.
ETA movements have been used in Tudors for a very long time, it's nothing new and they are hand picked with a few fine tune customisations. My Pelagos is accurate to 1-2 seconds a day, for example.
Properly regulated top grade 2824 movements are extremely reliable time keepers. Breitling and other higher end brands often use either it or the 2836 in their model ranges.
If paying any more for any other OEM branded NATO type straps, you may as well set money on fire. The quality is no different.
Not to be confused with standard off the shelf ETA movements though.
ETA movements have been used in Tudors for a very long time, it's nothing new and they are hand picked with a few fine tune customisations. My Pelagos is accurate to 1-2 seconds a day, for example.
Properly regulated top grade 2824 movements are extremely reliable time keepers. Breitling and other higher end brands often use either it or the 2836 in their model ranges.