Martian Watch with leather NATO strap

densa thought this was worth mentioning said Wed, Nov 18th 2015 at 4:41pm ET

I am very fond of the Martian watch but did not like the rubber strap that came with it. I went on to Amazon and purchased a 22mm leather nato strap (burnt tan/orange) and I really like the look of it. Wanted to share in case others were thinking about doing the same thing.

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densa said Wed, Nov 18th 2015 at 4:57pm ET:

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densa said Wed, Nov 18th 2015 at 4:58pm ET:

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- @densa Nice! Looks like bacon.
  
  sammydog01 said Wed, Nov 18th 2015 at 5:31pm ET
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- @densa dammit man. now i wish i had bought one.
  
  carl669 said Wed, Nov 18th 2015 at 6:08pm ET
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kadagan said Thu, Nov 19th 2015 at 4:49pm ET:

Here's mine with the Stainless Steel Band from Martian's site:

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- Ignore all the arm hair.. lol
  
  kadagan said Thu, Nov 19th 2015 at 4:49pm ET
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thekenya said Wed, Jan 13th 2016 at 12:29am ET:

can someone provide with a link or info about buying different bands? I don't know too much about bands

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- @thekenya Here's the one I bought...
  
  densa said Wed, Jan 13th 2016 at 12:32am ET
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- @thekenya Here's what I got. Posted amazon review with pic, see today's main thread for link. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VWY7UBA/ref=s9_dcbhz_bw_g241_i2_sh
  
  danpritts said Wed, Jan 13th 2016 at 1:15pm ET
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- @thekenya Watch straps for most modern watches are measured in millimeters, and come in pretty common sizes. 18, 20, 22 millimeters are the most common for mehn's watches. Generally, womehn's watches vary from 6mm to 14mm or even up to 20mm.
  
  In THIS case, the Martian Notifier takes a standard 22mm strap. I get most of my straps from eBay. I like @densa's NATO strap, and have nylon versions of them on a few of my watches, but I also use standard leather straps, or silicone/polyurethane/rubber type straps on many of them.
  
  Generally speaking, watch straps, like anything else... you get what you pay for. If you buy a $2 nylon NATO strap from eBay, you'll get a serviceable nylon strap with thin, stamped steel buckles. For $10-15 you can get a NATO strap with a thicker piece of nylon, or a decent cowhide/buffalo/etc standard strap, with cast or forged buckles. Spend $20-$30 and you can get a very nice leather NATO strap or excellent quality standard style leather (or exotics) with high quality forged buckles.
  
  ruouttaurmind said Wed, Jan 13th 2016 at 1:30pm ET
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- @thekenya Oh, and PS: don't scrimp on spring bars (watch pins). If you replace the straps, make sure you get a pair of good quality spring bars to match the new strap. I also get them on eBay, but I avoid the inexpensive Chinese ones and buy sturdy stainless steel spring bars. Nothing worse than losing or damaging a good watch over a $1 pin.
  
  ruouttaurmind said Wed, Jan 13th 2016 at 1:35pm ET
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- @ruouttaurmind mehdern watches*
  
  legendornothing said Sat, Jan 16th 2016 at 6:02pm ET
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danpritts said Wed, Feb 17th 2016 at 9:29pm ET:

The Ritche band i link to above is junk; after a month the finish is rubbing off.

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