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The twin rivets may have been placed where they are as a stopper to the rolling side of the buckle. If these rivets weren't there, the rolling side of the buckle could roll all the way up to the lug horns thus damaging that part. Note that the quartermaster issued these pilots/bombers before each sortie to the pilots/navigators and upon return of the flyboys, he'd retrieve them again and return them into a box. By placing the rivets, a more efficient way of storing the watches piled one atop the other could be achieved. This was because the closed-loop strap could flatten out when stored.
Question is....what about the buckle side of the strap...why does it, too, have the twin rivets. I guess this was for aesthetics and balance, which may have been a factor that the Royal Air Force wanted to also consider.
The other question is, why a closed-loop? Maybe because it's a faster and easier way of wearing/removing the watch with low risk of dropping it.
Again, these points are guesses. I don't remember a discussion of these on other forums.