“I loved the 2 tone silicone bands. The red and black matched my watch. I switched over to these because the silicone split at the seam at work. Just dropped on my desk. I was lucky it wasn't hanging out my window on the way home. These feel a little more sturdier. And no seam at the pin to split.”
Christopher, we’re glad you found the sturdiness you were looking for! Switching to the two-piece NATO is a great move for heavy-duty workdays. Glad your watch stayed safe on the desk!
“These Barton two-piece NATO style straps give you the comfort, hard wearing and sporting look of a full NATO style strap but without the case elevation, and with less strap and fewer keepers. I like them.”
“I do like the look of this strap, I’m still in the break in period. It’s more rigid than their canvas straps and not as comfortable right out of the box. Will give it more time, hopefully it softens up a bit.”
“Looks excellent. Material is a lot stiffer than I expected, it's slowly starting to break in. I have several Barton canvas and was expecting an out of the box softness they had. As a side not and nothing to due with the rating, I had a bad spring bar on this strap. Barton's excellend customer service quickly took care of me. Much appreciated.”
“Bought this for my Garmin s40 golf watch/gps....fits perfectly, I didn't like the band that it came with, so this is it's replacement, this one looks better and is more comfortable. Only negative about it is really stiff but I'm sure it will loosen up with use..will probably buy a couple more in different colors”
“The material that this band is made of is very stiff, which should be good for durability, but makes it a little difficult to put on. Seems like it will be okay once it’s broken in, though.”
“I truly love this strap design. While I like the feel of the nylon, I don't like NATO straps because of the excess material. I gave this strap 2 stars because the spring bar broke after only a few uses. Of course Barton replaced it, but this isn't the first quality related issue I've had with their straps.”
Thank you for your feedback, Steven.
I’m sorry to hear that your experience was so disappointing, and that our product didn’t meet your expectations or the level of quality we strive for. I apologize for any inconvenience this caused you.
Please know that we will be addressing this review with the team so they can learn from it and do better in the future.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention and please contact us at info@bartonwatchbands if we can assist you with anything further.
The Barton Watch Team
“Love these two-piece natos and the quick release is a cinch to change. Color is pretty accurate to the photos - definitely a lighter, almost silvery shade of grey. Wish they made these in a wider range of colors like they do on the standard natos - I'd buy more of them if they did.”
