This will help keep that strap in good shape. You can use it on light-colored leather as well; it will only darken temporarily.
https://fiebing.com/product/leather-lotion/
Made in Milwaukee Wisconsin USA! (perhaps not but it's a company local to me, so...)
After abut 3 years of daily wear my leather Omega strap is pretty darkened from sweat stains and a crack has formed in line with one of the holes that is almost all the way across. I plan on replacing it with a new one this winter. I think it held up pretty well considering it sees a lot of hot/ humid summer days around DC (and I am outside a bit for work).
The majority of my watches I wear on leather NATO straps... winter, spring, summer, fall. Fortunately, it doesn't get very hot or humid where I live, but, I still sweat and the changes in the color of the leather only add to its charm. I occasionally use a leather conditioner to soften the leather as it can get stiff if you sweat too much.
Hi all, after wearing my SM300 on a NATO for the past four years, I decided to put it on the leather strap it was born on.
I followed the recommendations on using the Bergeron tool, taping the lugs and succeed without a single scratch.
Is this strap able to be exposed to water? (Sink/rain- NOT meaning swimming) ?
it’s the genuine Omega tan color with the deployant clasp, which I’m LOVING.
Thanks all
that strap actually does quite well in water. The Barenia leather won’t discolor once it dries and it has a rubber lining. It will darken over time to a color somewhere between the original tan and a milk chocolate brown, but will continue to compliment the watch for many years.
this post has reminded me how good that strap looks on the Seamaster 300MC and prompted me to put it back on mine for the fall.
