TAD NATO

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TAD NATO

Post by Chocodove » Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:28 am

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Re: TAD NATO

Post by JDC222 » Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:32 am

Stupid.
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Re: TAD NATO

Post by Selym » Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:14 am

I see "NATO" straps as consumables. $275 is bracelet money.

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Re: TAD NATO

Post by Ryeguy » Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:23 am

What’s that old saying: “a fool and their money are soon parted”

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Re: TAD NATO

Post by jtbenson » Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:21 pm

but, but, guys---tad.
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Re: TAD NATO

Post by TIMUR » Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:21 pm

I was just gonna post this.
Those guys are smoking crack.

Guy who started TAD has a new company- Prometheus Design Works. Their strap is $36. Also titanium https://prometheusdesignwerx.com/collec ... 7914755158


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Re: TAD NATO

Post by Chocodove » Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:26 pm

County Comm also has Ti Zulus for...$19.


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Re: TAD NATO

Post by Chocodove » Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:27 pm

jtbenson wrote:but, but, guys---tad.
I’m just not “gray man” enough.
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Re: TAD NATO

Post by toxicavenger » Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:37 pm

Now sold out. There is a market for gear queers. Some reason I just can't break into it.

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Re: TAD NATO

Post by TIMUR » Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:37 pm

TAD went to shit over the past few years. Can’t quite understand how they are not belly up yet

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Re: TAD NATO

Post by Chocodove » Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:45 pm

toxicavenger wrote:Now sold out. There is a market for gear queers. Some reason I just can't break into it.
Show some artfully done pics of dudes in flannels/cargos carrying tactical briefcases and looking at maps while wearing a Seiko with a Toxic on your site. Done.
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Re: TAD NATO

Post by toxicavenger » Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:48 pm

Chocodove wrote:
Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:45 pm
toxicavenger wrote:Now sold out. There is a market for gear queers. Some reason I just can't break into it.
Show some artfully done pics of dudes in flannels/cargos carrying tactical briefcases and looking at maps while wearing a Seiko with a Toxic on your site. Done.
How about a fat guy working on a broke down VW? :raised:

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Re: TAD NATO

Post by Joeprez » Fri Feb 21, 2020 2:48 pm

Chocodove wrote:
toxicavenger wrote:Now sold out. There is a market for gear queers. Some reason I just can't break into it.
Show some artfully done pics of dudes in flannels/cargos carrying tactical briefcases and looking at maps while wearing a Seiko with a Toxic on your site. Done.
And add a 0 to the price. And change the name to ToxicOperators or ToxicDisruption... You know, something "edgy" and "fresh". Explain how you came to the design of the strap "organically".


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Omega / Tudor / Rolex / Sinn / Doxa / Seiko

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Re: TAD NATO

Post by Selym » Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:06 pm

Where are they located? Do they have a physical storefront?

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Re: TAD NATO

Post by Chocodove » Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:11 pm

Selym wrote:Where are they located? Do they have a physical storefront?
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Re: TAD NATO

Post by Selym » Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:21 pm

Chocodove wrote:
Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:11 pm
Selym wrote:Where are they located? Do they have a physical storefront?
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That space can't be cheap.

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Re: TAD NATO

Post by Captdave » Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:00 pm

Joeprez wrote:
Chocodove wrote:
toxicavenger wrote:Now sold out. There is a market for gear queers. Some reason I just can't break into it.
Show some artfully done pics of dudes in flannels/cargos carrying tactical briefcases and looking at maps while wearing a Seiko with a Toxic on your site. Done.
And add a 0 to the price. And change the name to ToxicOperators or ToxicDisruption... You know, something "edgy" and "fresh". Explain how you came to the design of the strap "organically".


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Re: TAD NATO

Post by toxicavenger » Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:04 pm

Selym wrote:
Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:21 pm
Chocodove wrote:
Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:11 pm
Selym wrote:Where are they located? Do they have a physical storefront?
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That space can't be cheap.
They have a location in Boulder Colorado also. Not cheap at all.

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Re: TAD NATO

Post by Selym » Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:21 pm

Sources say $2 million in annual sales. Doesn't seem like a whole lot.

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Re: TAD NATO

Post by HapaHapa » Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:29 pm

Dogpatch. Isn’t that the spot where the dog takes a leak? Right next to the dogpile. That vaunted spot where the dog took care of #2.
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Re: TAD NATO

Post by Chocodove » Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:35 pm

Considering they sold out of these straps in maybe two hours max, they’re probably doing pretty well.

Let’s say they had 20 of each size, which is probably a very low estimate. That’s $11k gross for a product that likely cost an incredibly small fraction of that to design and make (and get the Rexford name associated with it).

Limited runs, lots of hype, and actually a pretty decent product (though certainly not value-oriented) is I guess a good business model for them.
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Re: TAD NATO

Post by poppydog » Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:37 am

That's insane :shock:
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Re: TAD NATO

Post by BlueSky » Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:44 am

The buckle has a bezier curve path, dual bevel ramping for axial flex and an angled pawl.

And... that's it made from 6AL4V and machined on an Okuma 5 axis should allay any pesky second thoughts you might have.

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Re: TAD NATO

Post by poppydog » Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:45 am

Captdave wrote:
Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:00 pm
Joeprez wrote:
Chocodove wrote:
toxicavenger wrote:Now sold out. There is a market for gear queers. Some reason I just can't break into it.
Show some artfully done pics of dudes in flannels/cargos carrying tactical briefcases and looking at maps while wearing a Seiko with a Toxic on your site. Done.
And add a 0 to the price. And change the name to ToxicOperators or ToxicDisruption... You know, something "edgy" and "fresh". Explain how you came to the design of the strap "organically".


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Along with phrases such as mission ready and covert urban ops that describe products labelled as recon ready and such like :grin:
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