Onthelevel French Troops Parachute Bag for Nylon Elastic Belt Watchband 18mm 20mm 22mm Watch Strap

The 22mm strap is about what I would expect for the money. Not great, but not terrible. However, the 20mm strap is an entirely different issue. The hardware was sewn on incorrectly, which required pulling out the stitches on one end and resewing it. I won't buy any more of these. Also, the hardware for the 20mm is the same size they use on the 22mm, so it's too big. And, they're made in China, so there's that.

When Erika’s was sold out I started looking elsewhere and found this. I really wanted a green strap with the red stripe. This fits the bill and is way cheaper. The Shade of green is exactly what I was expecting based on the image. It looks pretty great on my Aquatico Bronze Sea Star. I’m almost gave it 4 instead of 5 because I had trouble keeping the slider in the same place as I was putting the watch on. As my first parachute strap I don’t know if this is normal. The other thing was how long the strap is. As others have noted, it is long. I have 6.75” wrist and the buckle/slider ended up in the same place as a NATO strap. Check out the pictures. It doesn’t bug me but I could see it being an issue for other people.

Great purchase. Compared to the official NDC patented straps, these are a little lower in material quality and less likely to age well and retain elasticity over the long course. That said, for the price being asked, you can just buy a few extras to swap around , there are no complaints!

Stabil, wertig, passen prima!

This is nice value for a marine nationale/ parachute watch strap. It’s comfortable and I’m happy with it. My only issue is that these do run a bit large. I have another elastic strap from another brand (Islander) that fits a bit better (the hook lies on the bottom of the wrist, whereas on this one it’s about 1 inch away from the bottom lugs, which is a bit uncomfortable, looks a little awkward, and probably compromises the tension a bit). I have a 6.5 inch wrist which is not THAT small, so if you have small wrists I’d perhaps consider something else. However I wanted to give this brand a try because the rose gold hardware matches this watch.