Not a dumb question at all! I’m new to watches too and there’s so much interesting stuff to learn. So NATO’s are a type of strap, usually nylon and in one long piece that slides through the springbars of the watch. They come in a ton of different colors and patterns so you can get really creative with pairings - always fun to have more options for your watch collection as it grows.
![[Seiko] new SSK005 on a black and white NATO](https://alien.top/pictrs/image/84b5f1bd-5298-44fe-87e1-1fd50469b9f8.webp){kind=link}
Not a dumb question at all! I’m new to watches too and there’s so much interesting stuff to learn. So NATO’s are a type of strap, usually nylon and in one long piece that slides through the springbars of the watch. They come in a ton of different colors and patterns so you can get really creative with pairings - always fun to have more options for your watch collection as it grows.