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| | Features | Zulu ballistic black nylon watch band.5-ring, NATO-style strap with black rings.Fits watches with 22mm lug widths.1-piece watch strap for more secure attachment.Adjustable length allows fit for many wrist sizes.
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| | Description | This strong, durable, nylon strap is called a Zulu Watch Band. strap is designed to fit watches with lug widths. It is often worn by military, police, and divers. This one-piece, NATO-style strap "weaves" under your watch. If one spring bar breaks, you won't lose your watch! One ring is the buckle, two act as metal keepers, and two others secure watch in place. Zulu 5-Ring Watch Band nylon strap NATO-style watch band for more secure attachment Fits watches with lugs width of (see size info) Adjustable length allows fit for many wrist sizes Water resistant Brushed, stainless-steel rings (no substitutions). | |
| | Product Details | | Package Length: | 3.1 inches | | Package Width: | 0.6 inches | | Package Height: | 0.12 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 11 reviews |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 11 customer reviews )
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 This is a perfectly passable knockoff of a Maratac Zulu strap Mar 16, 2011
By Matthew
I ordered this strap to replace the beautiful calfskin leather strap on a Wenger (ie. Swiss Army) Aerograph watch because I needed something durable that I can easily rinse off if I get some chemicals on it in the lab. This strap is based on the Maratac Zulu 5-ring strap, but it is NOT a realy Maratac Zulu, if that's what you want, you'll have to look elsewhere, because as far as I've found, no Maratac straps are sold on Amazon. This strap is what it is, and it may be fine for your needs.
Here's what it's got going for it:
*NATO style design means that if you lose one watch spring bar, you don't lose the watch. Also, the design means that if the strap clasp fails, the two rings you fed the strap through will still hold your watch on.
*Because it has five rings, your watch probably won't slide off the strap while it's not on your wrist
*The strap is nylon, so it's washable and won't be harmed when you're swimming.
*It has kind of a cool military/sporty look. It will look good if you go diving, mountain climbing, or on some kind of undercover recon mission.
I read some reviews really trashing this strap. A big part of people's complaints seem to stem from the fact that a 5-ring strap is really complex as watch straps go. You need to know how to use it. I'll address a few complaints I read about it:
*The strap is too long - Maybe it's a little too long, but you can trim it off. If it's way too long you're not wearing it right. After the strap goes through the buckle, you need to feed it through the two rings, then BACK DOWN AGAIN.
*The nylon is cheap and flimsy - No, it really isn't. As far as I can tell the nylon is as good as any other heavy ballistic nylon. The holes on it could have been made better though. A real Maratac Zulu has clean laser drilled holes, this doesn't.
*The stitching is bad - True. The stitching could be a bit better, but it looks like it'll hold, and frankly I know how to sew, so I'm not too worried personally.
*The finish on the buckles is horrible - I disagree. It doesn't match up to the lovely brushed finish on the original Wenger strap I'm replacing, or the perfect PVD coating they have, but it's perfectly fine for a twelve dollar strap, and nobody's gonna see the minor flaws it has.
*The two rings on the other side of the strap just jingle, they don't do anything - You're wearing the strap wrong. Believe it or not, every single part of a 5-ring Zulu strap has a function. There's a special trick to using those two extra rings, and if you thread the through right, they'll never jingle at all, and will keep your watch on more securely. Maybe I'll make a video eventually...
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 I like it! Nov 10, 2010
By Neil M. Stewart
I bought this for a ColorEvo Luminox watch. I was not happy with the thick rubber gauntlet the watch normally comes with and bought a replacement "Swiss Army style" band, but it was not the right width, plus a spring bar opened on me and I would have lost the watch if I were not in my own house. Enter the NATO strap. You really only need 4 of the rings I think one is really more to make it look sporty. Pass the bare ended-nylon part of the band through the two free rings on the end of the front part of the strap (this is where 1 ring would work, but the additional one make it look tough). This makes a loop over which you mount your watch. Put the watch on your wrist as usual, but fold the remain strap so the excess slides into the two rings by the buckle. It feels kinda clunky at first, but the more I wore it the more I liked it. If I had to change one thing about it, it would be to make the nylon feel thicker (double-ply?). Very happy with it other than that.
Decent NATO strap for price Dec 22, 2011
By Johndorian
I've owned a bunch of straps similar to this one, and this one is perfectly fine. There's no special things to say about it, it works and does the job.
Pros:
-Craftmanship is OK. By this I mean, nothing is broken, all rings are secure, metal is formed properly, (did not notice anything bad about the finish as others have mentioned), and nylon is not falling apart.
-Price is good.
-I like the black rings, they don't stand out and make the band all flashy.
Cons:
-Stitching was loose at a few places, but hadn't come apart. I fixed this by using a flame over it quickly to melt the ends from coming apart. No problem.
-The band is definitely less heavy duty than even some 18mm bands I have purchased. That being said, the really nice heavy duty ones cost about 50% more to twice as much. To put it in perspective, the band is slightly heavier duty than the band that comes with the Timex weekender watch, and a little more stiff. Overall, not bad at all.
-On my dive watch, which is a divemaster 500, it would be nice if the band was slightly more heavy duty since the watch weighs proportionally high.
If you want to use this on a heavy dive watch, it's probably worth buying a more expensive heavy duty band. If you are using it on any other kind of watch such as a military style, or field watch, the weight ratio won't make a difference.
Excellent quality, fits well Dec 21, 2011
By Robert Munafo
I got this band for my Timex Expedition T49825 Military watch, which is a pretty typical size and weight for the kind of watch you'd want this watch band for. The rings are real continuous rings, not just a metal bar bent into a ring shape. I found a tutorial on YouTube to learn what all the rings are for and why they're useful. The edges of the nylon are smooth, and the band is more comfortable than the metal band the watch came with.
Functional and a great value ... Nov 01, 2011
By R. York
I purchased this strap for my Seiko SKX171. It's functional and good looking for it's price point. I own many watches and do not use the strap daily as some of the other reviewers probably do. I have not observed any of the ring scratching or paint fading other have reported. My only complaint is that the edges of the band are a bit rough and can become a tad uncomfortable after a full days wearing. Other than that it's great.
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