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Vincent L Beey nice quality. Only issue is it is extremely long. I have a smaller wrist. Too much band.
Military Single Pass Strap
20mm
€52,00
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Military Single Pass Strap
€52,00
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SKU: N12-GREY-GREY-20
27 cm
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Atelier since 1984
Milan
Handmade in Italy
Recycled polyester
A single piece that passes through both lugs. The single-pass design isn't just an aesthetic choice: it's a structural guarantee. If a spring bar fails, the strap holds. The watch stays on your wrist.
Made from 100% recycled polyester, this military gray strap has a slim profile — 1.5mm — which keeps the case low on the wrist, without the bulky thickness of traditional NATO straps. The buckle is centered under the wrist, not on the side. The sliding keeper secures the excess without tails sticking out. Handcrafted in Italy, with 316L stainless steel hardware.
The gray of this strap is not conventionally neutral. It's a deliberate choice: discreet on any case, compatible with light and dark dials, indifferent to seasons.
Technical specifications:
- Material: 100% recycled polyester
- Lug width: 20mm – 22mm
- Total length: 27cm
- Thickness: 1.5mm
- Buckle and loops: 316L stainless steel
- Design: single pass (a single pass-through piece)
- Made in Italy
Estimated shipping in 2-3 business days
Estimated shipping: 2-3 business days (domestic), 7-9 days (European market), 15-21 days (international market).
SPEDIZIONI E RESI
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The next step
The right strap isn’t chosen. It is built, together.
From the atelier appointment to delivery, every step is made for those who know that things done well take time. Rare leathers, one piece at a time, eighteen months of warranty.
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WHAT WE DID
Milano Straps, always sensitive to the issue of sustainability and the ways in which a luxury product should be produced and distributed, has decided, in its small way, to contribute to the growth of an Eco-Luxury Positive economy.
Recently launched, the MSLabStraps line is a new series of eco-friendly NATO fabric straps made by recycling post-consumer plastic bottles collected in Northern Italy.
From one recycled plastic bottle, two MSLabStraps NATO straps are made.
Through a mechanical, non-chemical recycling process that is 100% Made in Italy certified throughout its fully traceable supply chain, the plastic from the bottles is shredded and transformed into high-quality, high-performance recycled polyester yarns for textile use.
The production of 1 kg of Newlife®, for the same quantity of virgin polymer, allows a reduction in energy consumption of 60%, CO2 emissions of 32%, and water consumption of 94%.
Domande Frequenti
I like the idea of the single pass, but I want to understand: if a spring bar fails, does the strap really keep the watch on the wrist or is it just marketing?
It is not marketing. In the single pass, a single piece of nylon runs through both lugs. If a spring bar fails, the watch is still anchored on the other side and by the keeper itself. With a traditional two-piece NATO, you lose everything on one side. Here the structural redundancy is real, not theoretical.
Do you offer different thicknesses? Is this 1.5mm truly as thin as you say, or does it only seem thin compared to 2.5mm NATOs?
It is genuinely thin. 1.5mm is measured, and you feel the difference on the wrist: the case sits low, it does not float as it does with thicker straps. It is a precise construction choice, not a compromise. If you are looking for even more contained profiles, this is what we do for the military single pass.
Does recycled polyester hold up like a virgin fibre? After how long does it start to give way?
100% recycled polyester here is not an inferior material in terms of durability — it is a conscious choice about sourcing. The strength of military nylon depends more on the weave and density than on whether it is virgin or recycled. If you want to understand real longevity, it depends on use: these straps respond well, but it is a question answered over time, not in a laboratory.
Compatible with 22mm watches? The site says ‘20mm – 22mm’ but I have a case with wide lugs and I don’t know if it really fits.
The lugs are stated at 20mm. If your case has 22mm lugs, the strap may fit, but I cannot guarantee a precise fit because it depends on the geometry of your lugs. If your measurements are exactly 22mm, contact us directly before ordering.
Is this military grey really ‘compatible with everything’ or is it one of those greys that shifts colour depending on the light and then doesn’t match anything?
The grey here is not a default choice. It was conceived to sit visually low: it works with light dials without aggressive contrast, with dark ones without disappearing, and it has no apparent seasonality as more saturated colours would. It will not change colour — it is military, stable. But if you are looking for a strap that ‘disappears’ on the wrist, this one does so through design coherence, not by being invisible.