I am really impressed with the PhenomeNato but I like the little touches on the rep NATO where it has the 007 embellishments. If I was handy with the thread and needle I can probably meld the two together. In fact since I have some time to kill, I think I might get the PhenomeNato.
Are you enjoying the AD NATO?
Wearing it today on the PhenomeNato strap, and it feels great . I wish my other Nato's were this good quality. It's definately worth the $40. If you can needle and thread the keepers in, that would be a perfect way of getting a good near genuine alternative. My only problem when I did the same thing, was that the rep keepers with the Omega and 007 logos were quite sharp, and would fray my strap, and after that it just wasn't worth the meddling. That's when I decided to get a Genuine.
It's also nice to wear it with unbranded keepers for awhile too, since you can also wear it on other non-Omega watches, and the PhenomeNato does provide allot of value and similar aesthetics just as it is.
You won't regret pulling the trigger on the PhenomeNato, but if you're OCD like I am, you might regret hand stitching the rep keepers to it especially if they mess up your strap. But maybe yours will be smoother than mine were.
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