The best step in preventing your leather strap from smelling is to avoid wearing it when you will sweat or in humid climates. It's this moisture/sweat that ingrains the leather with the smell, so aim to avoid it at all costs!
If you're currently stuck with a smelly leather watch strap, then cleaning it should be your first step:
- Dry Wipe The Strap - use a soft cotton cloth.
- Clean - you can clean it with suede shampoo (if it's suede leather) or a leather cleaner.
- Add suede/leather protective spray
If it still smells, here are some experimental methods used by others online (you do so at your own risk):
- Mix baking sofa and water, and soak the strap in the mixture for a few minutes, then leave to dry.
- Place them in a bag with bicarb sofa in the freezer overnight.
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