For two reasons : - NATO straps and its strict requirements emerged nine years after, in 1973, further to British MOD request - we explain this in detail on a dedicated page. - Sean Connery's Submariner strap in Goldfinger has a nylon loop, whereas NATO straps have two steel loops. James Bond was then wearing a single pass nylon strap with a. 409 268 488 774 765 397 755 100