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Welcome to NMD! 👋
Welcome to NMD! 👋

Home of the Hook Strap™ and Chrono-Grip™ elastic watch bands. All made by hand right here in CA, USA! 👍

The Graphite + Orange Pro Series Elastics Are Now Available For Pre-Order! 🎃
The Graphite + Orange Pro Series Elastics Are Now Available For Pre-Order! 🎃

As a standard Pro Elastic option- while supplies last! 😮

Camo Pre-Orders Are Live! 🚨
Camo Pre-Orders Are Live! 🚨

In all Hook Strap models!

Introducing: The Chrono-Grip™ Hook Strap
Introducing: The Chrono-Grip™ Hook Strap

593% Funded Through Kickstarter! 🚀 Pre-Orders Available Now!

Google Gang, Rejoice! 🙌
Google Gang, Rejoice! 🙌

Pixel Watch Adapters Have Arrived! ✨

Explore the new Diver Down series! 🤿
Explore the new Diver Down series! 🤿

Plus options for 21mm widths! ✨

Cyber Monday is HERE! 💥
Cyber Monday is HERE! 💥

And so is my biggest sale ever! Take advantage of 25% off everything SITEWIDE until Wednesday Nov. 29th! 🤯

The Dive Series Has Surfaced! 🦑
The Dive Series Has Surfaced! 🦑

AVAILABLE NOW! 🦦

Meet the "ABO" Print Series! 🩸
Meet the "ABO" Print Series! 🩸

Be ready for the unexpected. Or simply flex your universal donor-ship!

Last Call for Hook Strap™ Originals!
Last Call for Hook Strap™ Originals!

The OG Hook Strap Turns 5! Let’s give them a proper sending off into the sunset 😎

THE “NMD” DIFFERENCE

NMD

Blending forward-thinking pragmatism with traditional crafting techniques to create distinguished items
for all.

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Hundreds of entirely original, top-grade, digital & physical design projects completed and abused since 2014.

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Proudly designed and built completely by hand right here in California, USA.

1% of all purchases from NMD go toward
removing CO2 from
the atmosphere.

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Moonage daydreaming. Soon to become a reality. 🌚 Your modular future is secure. 🦾🔧 . . . #artemis #chronogrip #reentrybelt #moonshot #loopfield #modular #elasticwatchband #madeinusa #nickmankeydesigns
Announcing: The Artemis Series 👨‍🚀 The latest and greatest entry into my limited edition collection that's been years in the making. Splashing down at the end of this month! Metric tons of details to follow 🚀 . . . #artemis #nasa #limitedediti
It's official! The new web space is nearly complete and ready to host It's maiden sales event. This Monday only, take 20% off all Chrono-Grip orders with code LAB-DAY20 over on nmdstraplabs.com See you there! 🚀 . . . #laborday #nmdstraplabs #chron
Stock Drop No. 3: Descending to an all-new web platform on September 1, 2025 @ 1200 PDT 🚀 Details forthcoming 👨‍🚀 . . . #nmdstraplabs #stockdrop #chronogrip #shopify #hookstrap #elasticwatchband #graphicdesign #madeinusa #nickmankeydesigns
👀 New horizons are fast approaching. 🌌 Anticipating splashdown in late September. ☄️ Maintain this frequency for all details, coming soon! 👌 . . . #tease #prototyping #productdesign #hardanodizingftw #madeinusa #nickmankeydesigns
24 hours until Chrono-grip Drop no.2 goes live! Figured it was time to fire off a clean wrist shot to mark the occasion 😉 Believe it or not, I haven't removed this @hgp_hommes_grenouilles_paris x OD Green Pro CG combo from my wrist since I first re
I don't always treat myself, but when I do, it's with a much needed spa day for my webbing cutter 😁 First acquired almost exactly 5 years ago, this blade has sliced and diced somewhere around 40,000 elastic straps. After two hand sharpenings since
Chrono-Grip Drop No.2 inbound for Aug 1 @ 1200 PDT! (And this time, I mean it 😅) The first round at the beginning of this month was met with an incredible reception (albeit delayed). And my right hand man Tom has been working around the clock ever
It would be a massive understatement to declare our first Chrono-Grip drop as a mere "success." The months of effort that went into making it a reality have been the most stressful I've ever endured. But even after a full day of technical s
Just 10 days until my first ever stock drop goes live! I've been fantasizing about this transition for years, but it wasn't until the Chrono-Grip came into existence that I was even able to fathom such an endeavor. Needless to say, I have the highes