A watch strap , watch band, watch bracelet or watch belt is a bracelet that straps a wrist watch onto the wrist. Watch straps may be made of leather , plastic , polyurethane , silicone , rubber , FKM , cloth , or metal , sometimes in combination. It can be regarded as a fashion item, serving both a utilitarian and decorative function. Some metal watch straps may be plated with, or even in rare cases made of, precious metals .
19-522: (Redirected from CLASP ) [REDACTED] Look up clasp , clasper , or clasps in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Clasp , clasper or CLASP may refer to: Wrist clasp , a dressing accessory Folding clasp , a device used to close a watch strap Medal bar , an element in military decoration Fastener , a hardware device that mechanically joins objects together CLASP (British Rail) ,
38-452: A NATO style watch strap, which shield the skin from exposure to metal parts, are available for people with this type of dermatitis. Specialist expanding watch straps exist for use with diving watches . The use of wet, or in some cases, dry suits require the strap to expand in order to accommodate the added material, which increases the circumference of the wrist. Many watch straps intended for diving watches have rippled or vented sections near
57-619: A century ago. It has been noted that International Watchman Inc has NOT been successful in its recent attempts to register NATO for other product classes, on the ground that Applicant’s mark “consists of, or includes matter, which may falsely suggest a connection with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) for offending Section 2(a) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a), on the ground that Applicant’s mark “consists of, or includes matter, which may falsely suggest
76-671: A connection with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”)”, and “We therefore find that the record shows that Applicant’s NATO mark points uniquely and unmistakably to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization”. Yet International Watchman Inc has proceeded to enforce the NATO trademarks, in respect of watch straps through countless legal actions which aim to freeze the assets of those who have long manufactured, distributed and sold NATO Watch Straps, by injunction; only releasing them when International Watchman Inc has extracted
95-519: A hardware device that mechanically joins objects together CLASP (British Rail) , a prefabricated building system "Clasp", a song by Jethro Tull from The Broadsword and the Beast Clasp, a Common Lisp implementation Clasper , an anatomical structure in male cartilaginous fish Clasper (mathematics) , a surface (with extra structure) in a 3-manifold on which surgery can be performed Grasp , holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with)
114-438: A license fee and forced "long-established businesses to comply by changing their product classifications or business names." International Watchman Inc overtly offers licenses to use the acronym of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“Trademark for lease”) in the “Highly Acclaimed Trademark NATO”; even citing “More Than 80,000 Google Searches and growing”. Observers have noted that, in character with other “trademark trolls”,
133-573: A prefabricated building system "Clasp", a song by Jethro Tull from The Broadsword and the Beast Clasp, a Common Lisp implementation Clasper , an anatomical structure in male cartilaginous fish Clasper (mathematics) , a surface (with extra structure) in a 3-manifold on which surgery can be performed Grasp , holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with) the hand Acronyms and initialisms [ edit ] Center for Law and Social Policy , an American organization, based Washington, D.C., that advocates for policies aimed at improving
152-552: A spring bar (a spring-loaded double-ended pin) used to anchor the watch strap to holes in a bracket that is integral to the watch case , allowing worn watch straps to be replaced or swapped with new straps for fashion purposes. Metal watch straps are typically stainless steel. The most common metal watch strap styles are the folded link, pushpin, and screw-in styles. Both metal watch cases and watch straps incorporating metal parts can sometimes cause contact dermatitis in susceptible individuals. Special anti-allergy watch straps, like
171-428: Is a one piece strap fed through the spring bars of the watch case, then slid into the appropriate notch and folded back to secure the excess strap and prevent it from sticking out of the main watch strap portion. As the style gained popularity following its introduction in 1973, military personnel began to customize their watch straps, incorporating the colours of their regimental ties and/or Stable belts , creating
190-470: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages clasp [REDACTED] Look up clasp , clasper , or clasps in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Clasp , clasper or CLASP may refer to: Wrist clasp , a dressing accessory Folding clasp , a device used to close a watch strap Medal bar , an element in military decoration Fastener ,
209-415: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Folding clasp Watch straps may close with a buckle or a folding clasp . Expanding watch straps are designed to expand elastically, often by the use of metal springs in a segmented design, and may be slipped on like a bracelet. Attachment points for the strap to the watch are largely standardized, with
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#1732852723055228-487: The applicant’s requisite S. 60 TM Act “declaration of bona fide intention” that these terms were novel, despite “NATO” and “NATO G10” having already been long established as terms for this style of watch strap, and asked how it could ever have really have been in good faith that International Watchman Inc claimed to have dreamt up these historic terms. Even the real NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) explains how these historic watch strap terms came into being over half
247-498: The attachment points on the watch case to facilitate the required flexibility to strap the watch around the bare wrist or around wet or dry suits. NATO watch straps, also known as "NATO Straps" or "G10 straps", were developed by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for wartime usage (DefStan 66-47 Issue 2 states the colour of the 20 mm wide nylon ribbon shall be to BS 4800 card number 3, reference 18B25, colour "Admiralty Grey"). It
266-747: The case. Other wrist strap styles allow the back of the watch case to directly contact the skin. Although what is generically referred to as the NATO Strap or NATO G10 Strap entered the market in the early 1970s, and both terms had already been ubiquitous in the watch world for many decades, a US company (International Watchman Inc) managed to trademark the word "NATO" in 2011 (TM 3907646) and “NATO-G10” (TM 4093914) in January 2012 under product class IC 14: Watches, Watch Straps. Consequently, many watch industry participants have expressed surprise that US Patent and Trademark Office permitted these registrations, including
285-404: The colourful striped patterns NATO straps are known for. The Zulu watch strap is a NATO watch strap adaptation using a thicker weave of fabric and more substantial metal hardware employing rounded loops and an oval-shaped buckle and both are typically made of nylon. Bund straps, Perlon straps, Marine Nationale straps, Zulu straps, and NATO straps go completely around the wrist, including behind
304-481: The development of prefabricated school buildings Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Clasp . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clasp&oldid=1241434292 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
323-598: The hand Acronyms and initialisms [ edit ] Center for Law and Social Policy , an American organization, based Washington, D.C., that advocates for policies aimed at improving the lives of low-income people CLASP1 and CLASP2 , cytoplasmic linker associated proteins Classic ASP, a nostalgic term for Active Server Pages in computing Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program , an international nonprofit organization Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme , an association in England for
342-428: The lives of low-income people CLASP1 and CLASP2 , cytoplasmic linker associated proteins Classic ASP, a nostalgic term for Active Server Pages in computing Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program , an international nonprofit organization Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme , an association in England for the development of prefabricated school buildings Topics referred to by
361-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Clasp . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clasp&oldid=1241434292 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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