In today's mail, I received a lovely vintage Raketa world timer. It shipped with a nylon NATO (see the pretty picture). It also seems to be equipped with brand new, and very thick and robust spring bars. Alas, the spring bars are *so* thick and robust that there is almost (not quite, but close) zero space between the spring bars and the case. I can see a sliver of light, and I can make that sliver marginally bigger by appying lateral force on the spring bar. I haven't tried heroic measures, but I can't figure out how anyone might actually attach the NATO to this watch. And even if I could, I wonder about the constant lateral force applied by the strap on the spring bar - this might be a disaster waiting to happen. Zoom in on the image and note that it's not really attached in the photo (darn clever, those Ukrainians)
So...what to do? Thinner spring bars? silk strap? Curved spring bars? Where should I look to find the necessary parts?