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Leather strap drying out - advice please

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  • 23-12-2015 1:01pm
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    nicol
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I have a watch that my wife bought me as a wedding gift many years ago. In recent years I don't wear watches very often but I took this watch out last night and noticed that the leather strap had, for want of a better description, started to dry out a bit. Obviously I'm afraid that if I start wearing the watch again that at some point the strap will crack and break, which I want to avoid. Any advice on what I could use to treat the strap to prevent / delay this.

    Cheers.


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    Wibbs
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    I've used moisturiser on old leather straps before. Nivea, oil of ulay that sorta thing. Works very well. I'm sure there would be a specific leather feed out there?

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    art
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    Yeah there is "leather lotions" you can buy to help moisturise and restore leather, I've used some in the past on my Tag watch strap - think I just got it in one of the larger supermarkets, just a small bottle of cream like liquid. It definitely helped too.


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    aaakev
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    Grab some dubbin and give it a good rub in. If its cracked too much you might need to replace it


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