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Alex, the founder of British strapmaker Haveston, is fueled by a passion for horology and history. Throughout Haveston's varied and growing portfolio, its designs are defined by a focus on the honest utilitarian character of vintage military industrial equipment used by service personnel for aviation, space exploration, combat and other purposes.
If Haveston's commitment to continuous refinement and innovation is any indication, we can expect much more from the company -- with one underlying idea. According to Alex: "At the end of the day, it always comes back to that service-driven purpose, regardless of whether that is to your community, family, or the world. Having a little reminder of that on your wrist is quite special."
A lesser-known but historically significant pattern featuring a combination of unique subdued blue, grey and drab brown shades, Haveston's BRG strap is based on the Cold War-era urban camouflage known as Berlin Brigade camo.
The Berlin Brigade was established in 1982 by the British 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards tank squadron in Berlin, after the traditional olive drab camo color was found to be incompatible with the built environment. Used on vehicles in developed areas, the dispersed, scaled-up digital pattern was designed to merge with surrounding buildings, windows and doorways (an approach similar to the naval dazzle-cam pattern of visual disruption).
The 2P variation expands Haveston's popular Service series with a traditional two-piece layout. It features a finely woven, malleable base weave with double-layered construction, brushed stainless steel hardware and quick-release spring bars for easy installation and removal.
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Brand |
Haveston
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Width Width of the strap where it attaches to the watch; a.k.a. your size.
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20mm and 22mm
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Lug/Buckle Taper Many straps taper in width toward the buckle. This is an important measurement if you plan to swap out the buckle or add a deployant clasp. Your buckle size matches the width at the BUCKLE end of the strap, not the lug end.
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Untapered
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Regular Piece Length Length of each piece, excluding buckle.
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80mm / 135mm
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Thickness in Millimeters |
2.6mm
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Color |
Blue, Grey, and Brown
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Stitching Color |
Blue
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Pattern |
Striped
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Strap Material |
Nylon
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Water Resistance Our unscientific-but-practical categorization: Waterproof: undamaged by prolonged submersion in water. Water-resistant: resists water absorption, but not for long periods. Splash-resistant: withstands light moisture from daily use (washing hands, etc.).
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Water Resistant
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Spring Bar Type |
Quick Release
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Fits Apple Watch If Yes, select 22mm and use with our Apple watch adapter.
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Yes
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Rating |
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Another 5 star strap from Haveston. Very robust field/pilot strap that breaks in fast and is super comfortable on wrist. Durable sail cloth like fabric with a Nubuck suede like liner. Taper looks super vintage. Earth tone matches a lot of dial colors. Not a huge fan of the wobbly roller buckle but nothing to write home about—could easily be swapped out. I own lots of Haveston NATOs and canvas straps and this may be the best strap they have ever made. No brainer for your pilot of field watch, like my 70s pilot build shown.
The band pairs well with my Casioak and seems of high quality. However, it suffers from an issue I've run into multiple times now with other canvas style watch bands. The quick-release pins interfere with the band itself, not allowing them to fully expand into position. The opening at the end of the band simply cannot be made large enough without compromising strength and therefore when you try and attach it to the watch, it will not snap in and stay attached.
The fix is to destroy the quick-release pins and remove them and replace them with traditional pins. Which means there's no returning the band later should some other issue arise.
If not for this annoying issue the band would have 5 starts instead of 3.
Haveston canvas strap is very supple and comfortable out of the box. Looks amazing as replacement on field/pilot style watches factory equipped with canvas straps.
Great quality, nice hardware, and a good pairing with many brushed or bead-blasted field watches, like this vintage-styled Ali Express chrono that's found favor in many online reviews lately. This lifts the watch quite a bit above its humble origins.
I have it on a field watch not a pilots watch and it looks badass.
The color is called sea grey, but it looks like something in between of green and blue which I have never seen before, so it's very special. The color is very pop and should be great for summer. The band doesn't need much time to break in and is relatively comfortable. The strap is pretty long though and I hope there is a shorter version for smaller wrists.
Overall happy with this strap. Didn’t take too long to break in and is comfortable to wear. My only gripe is that it is quite long and I have to use the 2nd to the last hole to secure it and that leaves excess material
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