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A WIDER 6B/2617 STRAP

A WIDER 6B/2617 STRAP

THE 18MM (OR 20MM) WIDE 6B/2617 NATO STRAP Feedback from our backer surveys following our successful Kickstarter campaign for the first nylon NATO strap, the iconic 6B/2617 strap issued by...

A WIDER 6B/2617 STRAP

THE 18MM (OR 20MM) WIDE 6B/2617 NATO STRAP Feedback from our backer surveys following our successful Kickstarter campaign for the first nylon NATO strap, the iconic 6B/2617 strap issued by...

The VB Hygienique : the first fabric NATO strap from 1945

The VB Hygienique : the first fabric NATO strap...

THE VB HYGIENIQUE STRAP       The VB Hygienique canvas strap was a forerunner of the NATO strap, and was available at the end of WW2 for use on...

The VB Hygienique : the first fabric NATO strap...

THE VB HYGIENIQUE STRAP       The VB Hygienique canvas strap was a forerunner of the NATO strap, and was available at the end of WW2 for use on...

Gallery : ATP Watches on AF0210 straps

Gallery : ATP Watches on AF0210 straps

Above is a rare combination of a Reconvilier ATP on an original AF0210 strap. Both are currently difficult to find. And, below, here is a collage of our ATP watches...

Gallery : ATP Watches on AF0210 straps

Above is a rare combination of a Reconvilier ATP on an original AF0210 strap. Both are currently difficult to find. And, below, here is a collage of our ATP watches...

THE TR-900 MILSPEC STRAP

THE TR-900 MILSPEC STRAP

TORNEK-RAYVILLE, TR-900 MILSPEC WATCH STRAP (SPEC : MIL-W-22176A, MILITARY SPECIFICATION: WATCH, WRIST, SUBMERSIBLE (400-FOOT), NON-MAGNETIC) MIL – W – 22176 A (SHIPS) of 24 March 1961 replaced MIL – W...

THE TR-900 MILSPEC STRAP

TORNEK-RAYVILLE, TR-900 MILSPEC WATCH STRAP (SPEC : MIL-W-22176A, MILITARY SPECIFICATION: WATCH, WRIST, SUBMERSIBLE (400-FOOT), NON-MAGNETIC) MIL – W – 22176 A (SHIPS) of 24 March 1961 replaced MIL – W...

The 6B/321 strap followed the AF0210 strap

The 6B/321 strap followed the AF0210 strap

What was the 6B/321 strap? Most probably the unstamped strap commonly seen on unmarked compasses that were issued to SOE/Commando/Parachute troops towards the end of WW2.     The strap is...

The 6B/321 strap followed the AF0210 strap

What was the 6B/321 strap? Most probably the unstamped strap commonly seen on unmarked compasses that were issued to SOE/Commando/Parachute troops towards the end of WW2.     The strap is...

THE FIRST NYLON NATO STRAP, THE 1954 ISSUE 6B/2617

THE FIRST NYLON NATO STRAP, THE 1954 ISSUE 6B/2617

After WW2, having used the USAF A-11 watch in the RAF 6B/234 designation, the Air Ministry decided to modify the A-11, and issued the 6B/346 watch specification in late 1946...

THE FIRST NYLON NATO STRAP, THE 1954 ISSUE 6B/2617

After WW2, having used the USAF A-11 watch in the RAF 6B/234 designation, the Air Ministry decided to modify the A-11, and issued the 6B/346 watch specification in late 1946...