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The process of cutting a nylon NATO watch band is quite simple. You just have to follow the steps bellow and be careful not to burn your fingers.

You will need a pair of scissors, two coins (preferably round) and a lighter.

Step 1: Choose the place you want to cut the strap and hold it firmly between the coins.

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'Vegetable tanned' refers to the tanning process of the leather. It is the oldest method of tanning leather. It's called "vegetable" because of the natural materials used in the tanning process such as tree bark, olive leaves, rhubarb roots etc.

Full grain leather is made of the outermost layer of skin which comprises the most closely packed fibers. It can be made from a various number of animals. The most common skin used to make full grain leather is cattle skin. Simply put, full grain is the highest grade of leather.

Leather grades:

1. Full grain
2. Top Grain
3. Split grain
4. Genuine leather
5. Bonded leather

From the beginning, people have been fascinated with the notion of time, but being able to carefully measure it has not always been something to take for granted. Wristwatches have been around since the beginning of the 19^th century, yet we only started using them as instruments, or tool watches as we name them today, at the beginning of the 20^th century. Cartier Santos is a great example. Made by Louis Cartier in 1904 for his friend, the Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, the Santos is the first purpose-built wristwatch in the world, according to Cartier. However, this may not...

While taste regarding the style of a NATO watch strap, the colours or hardware finish is subjective, there are a few general things that make for a great NATO watch band.

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 Although the concept of a G10 NATO watch strap was still interesting, I...