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Lrd2sea · 16 November 2012, 03:16 AM

Hello, everyone,
I like the look of leather strap on my watches, and install a few of them accordingly. Not so much worry about the wear and tear, as the straps I used dont cost all that much at the moment.
However, the straps get smelly after they got wet, fro. Water, or whatever liquid happened to got on my wrist,...

Does anyone have any suggestion how I can take care of this problem? Or do I have no choices but to live with the smell? I use varai's leather/rubber care on them, but it does not seem to improve.

ludicree · 16 November 2012, 03:39 AM

The smell is from sweat being eaten by bacteria. Stink is the byproduct of that process.

You can use a specific deodorant to deal with that. Basically the same that is available for all kinds of leather shoes. Might want to pick a different or neutral flavor, the shoe stuff smells cheap somehow in my opinion.

TSW · 16 November 2012, 05:46 AM

Cloth and luke warm water would do the trick.

BCNJ · 16 November 2012, 06:24 AM

Fortunatley I haven't come across that prob with my leather straps but I've heard putting them in the freezer overnight does the trick.

slcbbrown · 16 November 2012, 12:02 PM

There are plenty of decent, not expensive, straps available with rubber or silicon lining just for this problem.

Lrd2sea · 16 November 2012, 05:13 PM

Thanks for the suggestions. I am going to start by trying the freezer tonight!

Time2time · 16 November 2012, 05:56 PM

Easy.
1) Take it off.
2) Put Rolex Oyster bracelet back on as originally intended.

Sorted.

Lrd2sea · 17 November 2012, 01:47 PM

Update: I left my strap in the freezer for a night, now it smells like shrimp,...

something to do with the preparation for sushi party tomorrow?

16 November 2012, 03:16 AM	#1
Lrd2sea "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: everywhere Posts: 252	Leather strap care Hello, everyone, I like the look of leather strap on my watches, and install a few of them accordingly. Not so much worry about the wear and tear, as the straps I used dont cost all that much at the moment. However, the straps get smelly after they got wet, fro. Water, or whatever liquid happened to got on my wrist,... Does anyone have any suggestion how I can take care of this problem? Or do I have no choices but to live with the smell? I use varai's leather/rubber care on them, but it does not seem to improve.

16 November 2012, 03:39 AM	#2
ludicree "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Earth Watch: Rolex Sports 5+6 Posts: 154	The smell is from sweat being eaten by bacteria. Stink is the byproduct of that process. You can use a specific deodorant to deal with that. Basically the same that is available for all kinds of leather shoes. Might want to pick a different or neutral flavor, the shoe stuff smells cheap somehow in my opinion. __________________ Best regards, Andi

16 November 2012, 05:46 AM	#3
TSW "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: TSW Location: Le Brassus Watch: Rolex & AP's Posts: 27,449	Cloth and luke warm water would do the trick. __________________ AP Owners Club IG @swiss.watch.connection

16 November 2012, 06:24 AM	#4
BCNJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Real Name: Brendan Location: NJ Watch: Pepsi/LVC/DJII Posts: 446	Fortunatley I haven't come across that prob with my leather straps but I've heard putting them in the freezer overnight does the trick.

16 November 2012, 12:02 PM	#5
slcbbrown "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: steve Location: dallas area Watch: 50's TT t-bird Posts: 3,689	There are plenty of decent, not expensive, straps available with rubber or silicon lining just for this problem.

16 November 2012, 05:13 PM	#6
Lrd2sea "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: everywhere Posts: 252	Thanks for the suggestions. I am going to start by trying the freezer tonight!

16 November 2012, 05:56 PM	#7
Time2time Banned Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: U.K Watch: Milgauss GV, Sub-C Posts: 2,178	Easy. 1) Take it off. 2) Put Rolex Oyster bracelet back on as originally intended. Sorted.

17 November 2012, 01:47 PM	#8
Lrd2sea "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: everywhere Posts: 252	Update: I left my strap in the freezer for a night, now it smells like shrimp,... something to do with the preparation for sushi party tomorrow?

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