BARTON Elite NATO® Style Watch Strap - 18mm, 20mm, 22mm or 24mm - Seat Belt Nylon Watch Bands

I purchased this for my G Shock 5600, and am using jays and kays solid aluminum NATO adapter. The stock Casio band does not even come close to latching on my 8.5" wrist, so it looked as if the NATO deal would be the solution. The first purchase I made was a 22mm premium Craig Bond NATO from Crown and Buckle, and is a sweet band, with the exception of the height of the metal keeper loops. I am NOT one of these goofballs with a 6.5" wrist that likes mega sized watches and triple stacking my watch band because it is 3 inches too long, so I wanted to try at least one offering with the "RAF", or original bond type fabric loop strap keeper. After exhaustively looking at different companies, what they had to offer and what people said about them, I decided to pull the trigger on the 22mm Classic Bond black hardware Jetson Barton band. That they are on the other side of town from me is pure coincidence, but I also considered a bonus to get a good product locally sourced.Upon opening, I was looking for frays or any quality control issues others have mentioned. NONE were found and I instantly loved looks of the design and quality of it. To me, it is a bit heavier , but such a luxurious strap with a nice sheen to it. Next is to see how it fits the little 5600, fits fine, and the one metal strap buckle is what I feel is appropriately sized for two straps to fit through, without the loop being too high. I laid it next to the Crown and Buckle NATO to see how they visually compare. The Barton buckle is substantially more robust and the band is slightly shorter, which pretty much puts the excess band right inside the fabric keeper, at the perfect length. As for the height of the fabric keeper, it is unrealistic for the same fabric to wrapped tight enough to be as low profile as some would like, but as I like a smooth profile of EVERYTHING, IMO, the keeper strap is reaasonable. The ONE nitpick I have is I would like the slack space for the watch head to be smaller and biased more toward the middle of the band, but also having some mega headed dive watches, I know this is for those type of watches, otherwise, those watch heads just would not fit in there. That said, they did not market this as a Huge Wristed wears a little G Shock watch band. I am OK with that, because this band rocks, and I will buy more Bartons. I may have to buy a twin to this band, because it is SO NICE, it's kind of like a nice dress watch band to me. I hope this has helped you and enjoy.

I think the Barton Jetson Nato (black & gray Bond) band is very unique and the most stylish band that I have. It matches nicely with my Seiko SKX007 too. Even compared to expensive $100 metal bands, I think the Nato bands have a more wow factor especially because they are rarely seen compared to metal and leather bands. I am a big fan of Nato style. At first, I wasn't quite happy with the 2 band layers behind the case which pushes the watch out from the wrist further but it grew on me and that is what makes it unique. The same goes for the unique folding loop. It makes the band very unique and that is always good. Comfort? It is comfortable and fits nicely but it can't match the comfort of the Barton Elite Silicone or Barton Canvas band. Also at first, the Jetson band will feel kind of hard. It is thicker than normal nylon bands so it needs to be broken in. Wear it more and keep the band locked up in circle shape when not being worn for a few days. Also do waves and bend it around in various directions for a few minutes. It will break in much faster. Quality and durability? The band is solid quality and very durable. It is thicker which means more durable than normal nylon bands which its holes would wear out easier over time. Don't wear it too tight where the pressure is on the holes. I give this band a 4.75 stars out of 5.

The good is that this is a high quality NATO style strap which is made from quality materials and hardware.It’’s just a bit shorter than other NATO style straps that I have from other manufacturers.I measured my wrists at 7” and these straps are a perfect fit but there’s not much extra left on the tag end when I have the strap on.Other NATO’s that I have are longer and require the tag end to be tucked under itself.Functionally, that really does nothing but I’ve been wearing NATO’s for many years and it’s just something I got used to and so I feel that all NATO’s should have that extra length.If you don’t care about tucking the tag end under itself, this is an excellent quality strap which will serve you well and last a long time.Cheers.