The SPD Ti-MNPara Strap is inspired directly from the original French Navy (Marine Nationale) combat diver's versions as first worn in the 1960-70s. Ours feature all titanium hardware and best grade nylon-Spandex strapping. One of the most comfortable and adjustable watch straps made today. Fits watches with 22mm width lugs. Available in the original, vintage rigger's style olive green with yellow color combo. Works with any watch that has removable spring bars. #timnpara
During the 1960s, the French Navy combat divers saw a need to securely wear and adjust their dive watches, but did not find anything quite suitable for their needs available at that time. Repurposing elastic nylon strapping from military issue parachute rigging and forming some bits of metal hardware, came up with this (originally handmade) design. PDW built up from this baseline and used the best available nylon with Spandex (far more durable and resilient than generic elastics) strapping, 100% titanium in the rings and clasp for total corrosion resistance on land or under the sea, and 100% non-magnetic as to not interfere with the strap worn compasses such as our EWB-Compass Kit. With the proliferation of rare earth magnets being used in today's bags, wallets, key fobs, and other EDC items, we found that these magnets affected the typical stainless hardware as used in most other types of straps on the market. Not only are rare earth magnets harmful to the internal mechanics of a fine mechanical watch, the magnetized stainless steel hardware affected any compasses used as supporting accessories on a watch strap. Our Ti-MNPara Strap eliminated magnetic interference, offers superior performance, total corrosion resistance and durability in the field.
This strap is beautiful in person and I was excited to use it to wrap my Hamilton Pilot Pioneer around my wrist. The strapping material feels great and durable for almost all day, all activities (wouldn’t recommend rock climbing cause you could scratch your glass face but I’m sure the strap would survive that too! ) love the green w/ yellow stripe and titanium hardware. The whole set up is so light weight you’d forget you have anything on your wrist.
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Ryan Jordan
Classic dive band with PDW twist
Watch band seems to be of excellent quality. Has a fantastic retro diver color and design from the 60’s. PDW design cut into the clasp is fantastic. Diving wise, it is easily adjustable on the fly to fit over the wetsuit and then back. Stretch on the band makes is incredibly comfortable. Taken it for several dives with no issues with retention. Also spent a day at Disney on rides, also with no retention issues.
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Colin Woolard
Very unique watch strap
I bought this watch strap for one of my good friends. To be honest I didn’t really pay much attention to all the details and features when I bought it. When I gave it to my friend and he opened it we were super surprised to find out how comfortable, adjustable and simple it was. No matter what size wrist you have this watch fits. For me I have a pretty skinny wrist so finding watch straps that fit (with the right holes) is really difficult. But with this strap there are no holes and it fits anybody perfectly. I might actually buy one for myself!
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Christopher Jordan
Size issues
Looks great, love the design etc. but as someone with bigger wrists this strap is a no-go.
