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M WATCHESUTILITY, SPORTS OR NAVIGATION:

It is undoubtedly maritime navigation and the resolution of the problem of longitude which will have been the most powerful driving force behind the progress of precision watchmaking. A long history has linked sailors to watches since the discovery, by John Harrison in 1735, of the calculation of longitude by means of precision chronometers. Without the watch, it is impossible to locate oneself at sea, it has become an essential tool for expeditions of discovery. Later, the railroad, with its precise timetables stretching across continents and its convoys that intertwine and intersect, made it the obligatory attribute of the mechanic, the engineer, and the traveler. In this respect, the war of 1914-1918 has the merit of demonstrating where exactly the needs are, we have seen a change in behavior begin with a generalization of wristwatches. Navigation, war, automobile, aviation, finally the Olympic Games will give him his letters of nobility. All these elements have marked the history of watchmaking, and the chronograph has become the symbol of the modern hero, conqueror of self-control, technique, speed...

The NATO strap : a "must have" that immediately transforms your watch into an adventurer

Rolex Submariner enthusiasts or Omega Speedmaster fans know it well: by replacing a traditional steel strap with a NATO strap , you radically “change” the watch in two steps! So let's go back to the history of this inexpensive, trendy and above all ultra-resistant nylon strap ... This is also why it originally fitted British army watches in the 1960s and 1970s. .

NATO… but where does this strange name come from? In fact, NATO is the abbreviation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization… In other words, OTAN, in French in the text. The NATO strap therefore comes from the military world. In fact, like any tool, instrument or equipment ordered by the army, a real NATO must meet very precise specifications.

Because indeed, in addition to the fact that it is comfortable and hypoallergenic (especially in humid environments), what characterizes this strap the most - and that is why it is used by the army - is its extreme resistance. . Given its manufacture in one piece, the breakage of the strap , and therefore the loss of the watch, is extremely reduced. This is probably why it is so appreciated by sportsmen, divers and astronauts – who can easily adjust the strap to adapt it to the thickness of their suit.

From an aesthetic point of view, NATO straps adapt particularly well to professional Speedmasters or Rolexes, in particular, to Submariners or SeaDwellers, but also to GMT Masters. A famous example, in Goldfinger (1964), James Bond (Sean Connery) wears his Submariner 6200 on a two-tone NATO strap (grey and black)… And since then, this strap has also been nicknamed the NATO James Bond !

In short, a strap that is not luxurious, but which gives your favorite watch a "sacred face" of adventurer!

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