time+ Ballistic Nylon Military Watch Strap Vintage Bond

We have sold NATO Straps under product names including NATO for many years, but are removing NATO from our product names.

A company in the U.S. has trademarked NATO

In the U.S., a company has registered the NATO trademark, and anyone cannot use the term "NATO Strap" without paying a trademark fee to that company.

Unauthorized use often results in product concealment, suspension or withholding of payment by lawyers and local courts, and a growing number of global brands are no longer labeling their products as NATO Strap.

Our Decision

If the product is only sold in Japan, this may not be a problem. However, if the product is available in the U.S., this problem cannot be avoided.

We cannot pay trademark usage fees to such companies.

We will continue to sell the NATO straps we have been selling as military straps from now on, although we may post them as NATO straps in advertisements and other media in Japan. Of course, they are the same products as before.

We look forward to your continued support and are sorry to be involved.

Selecting the Correct size Watchband

Don't you know which size to select?

Rest assured, you have three options.

1. Check the back of the watchband. It may be marked or stamped accordingly.

This mark means 22mm rug width. ↓

2. Search “your watch model name + lug width.” You can find it on the manufacturer's or retailer's website.

3. Measure the inside dimensions of watch lugs in millimeters (mm). If you don’t have a metric ruler or mm gauge, download the free ruler smartphone app.

19mm, 21mm, 23mm rug width. What should I do?

We recommend 1mm size down except for quick release straps. For example, choose the 20mm band if your watch has a 21mm lug width. In this case, don't use the free spring bars.

↓ 20mm strap on 21mm lug size

Remove your existing watch band

With drilled lug holes,

1. Press the pointed pin tip of the spring bar tool on the hole.
2. Move your band.

No drilled lug holes,

1. Place the forked end of the spring bar.
2. Locate the ridged shoulder and compress the spring bar.
3. Move your band.

Install Strap

Install spring bars.

1. Insert the long end of the watch band into the top lug of your watch.

2. Loop the watch band through the bottom lug.

Wear Strap

If the long end of the band is too long for your wrist, loop it as shown

Shipping Policy

Domestic customers (Japan)

FREE within Japan and shipped via Yamato Neko-Pos with tracking.

International Customers 

We will dispatch within 5 business days.

Via Japan Post International Registered Small Packets with tracking in Japan. Tracking service is available for some countries and passed onto your local postal service for the final part of the delivery.

Service availability by country

International customers are solely responsible for any and all duties, fees, taxes, or customs charges levied by your destination country for importing foreign goods.

Default Shipping

Asia: ¥840 Japanese Yen

Non-Asia, Except USA: ¥1000 Japanese Yen

USA: ¥1290 Japanese Yen

Temporary Suspension of Acceptance of Mail to the United States Due to Changes in U.S. Customs and Regulations

Free Shipping

Orders ¥8,000 and up

Returns Policy

Domestic customers (Japan)

30days free returns.

International Customers

We cannot offer any return policy due to the costs and time of shipping, along with custom's delays. 

In the case of missing or defective items received, kindly reach out to us and we will make it right.