Benchmark BasicsBenchmark Leather Watch Band - Crazy Horse Oiled Leather One-Piece Military Watch Strap - Brushed Stainless-Steel Zulu Style Hardware - 18mm, 20mm, 22mm or 24mm Widths

First off, I’m a leather crafter, I mainly make wallets and knife slips with full grain Italian veg tanned leather, so I have a high understanding of quality leather. I have worked with crazy horse in the past, and it’s a pain to work with but it’s pretty unique stuff that usually patinas rather nicely. Now I’m not a NATO guy, but something about a leather NATO intrigued me. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by this strap. It’s very well made, has that unique crazy horse chrome tanned smell, and is super comfortable. Will be ordering more in other colors! Just remember m, crazy horse is a pull-up leather and will show color changes when the leather is stretched or creased due to the oils spreading out. Nothing to worry about and it just adds to the patina process!

Perfect fit, and very comfortable stays on my wrist well and genuine leather can’t really beat for the price.

Nice and soft, looks good. A little long

Great color, great material. Poor dimensions. The upper end of strap length is too long and the lower length of the strap is too short. For a normal human wrist size, the buckle should be centered on the bottom of the wrist relative to the watch face, and because of this design, even at the lowest possible orientation, it is off by at least an inch. Yes, comfortable, but it is aesthetically cheap looking. Too much material facing "up" in a wrist neutral posture.

Great value - well constructed of top leather, blue color has a great vintage vibe.

The media could not be loaded. Shown on my Hamilton khaki field mechanical 42mmThe first thing I did was cut off the flap that "secures" the watch. That part is mostly useless and adds to the height of the watch when it's on your wrist. (I do this with all my NATO/Zulu straps) Just be sure that the watch doesn't accidentally slip out of the strap when putting it on.Also, without that piece I can readjust the watch on the band so the buckle is in a more traditional position (opposite of the watch on my wrist)After removing that piece, I was curious to see how strong the leather was so since it's pretty thin. I'm a pretty strong person and I tried to pull it apart as hard as I could. It stretched (as all leather would) but it surprisingly did not break. I was impressed.I Would recommend. I'm sure it won't last forever but it's cheap, feels great, and looks good.If you plan on cutting off the "security strap" then be prepared to punch new holes in the strap. I'm on the 3rd to last hole and I have an 8" wrist. I imagine people with slimmer wrists would need to punch new holes.

Comfort:I just started wearing this watch all day, now it feels great!!!! Thanks

This is objectively a well-made band. It has solid hardware, good stitching, and leather that will break in nicely with time and is not too stiff out of the package. As all NATO bands are, it is easy use and wear. Slip it through, secures, and go. It is a good value at this price. If you want to try a leather NATO, this a good choice.Next for some personal thoughts on this product.I do not ding this product its one star for a personal preference for the "single-pass" NATO design over the double. I cut the second-pass loop off with a pair of scissors. I have plenty of NATO straps I have done this to, and I do not see this impacting the durability of the band. I think I prefer the feel of the single because it is what I first used, and it allows more free adjustment along the length of the strap--which leads me to my next point.This band is very long which is not a problem. My only note is that I think the manufacturer should have a few more hole punches that can make the watch band smaller still; I will need to add a few holes as the band stretches from use. I do not think of my wrist as being particularly small, but I am wearing this band on the smallest hole.Designed in USA. Made in China.