I've got the Garmin chestnut leather strap. I really like it, but have noticed one half of the strap has been marked by the inner surface of the other half, where they overlap after the buckle. Anyone else have this issue, or know how to remove the marks?
When I got the chestnut leather strap it was quite a light orangey colour and I wasn't overly keen on that colour. I rubbed a very small amount of plain coconut oil into it and it darkened it noticably…
that's not an "issue". that's "character".
Great looking band.
I think natural discolorations are the whole idea of a leather band.
Thanks for the replies. As pointed out, these marks are hidden when wearing the watch, so not really a problem. Mine was a little more orange looking when brand new too, so I rubbed a little bit of coconut…
Mine is the same, gone much darker. I don't mind it, it is leather after all!
When I got the chestnut leather strap it was quite a light orangey colour and I wasn't overly keen on that colour. I rubbed a very small amount of plain coconut oil into it and it darkened it noticably. I preferred the shade with some coconut oil rubbed in. Beeswax is likely to have a very similar effect.
I've now had the strap for 2 years and from regular use it has slowly gotten darker still, to a nice medium brown. See photos below for what the strap looked like brand new with no oil treatment and what it looks like now after 2 years of use. I've applied oil twice and wet-cleaned it 3 times. The dark area near the buckle is from the dark brown colour on the inner layer of the strap transferring onto the outer layer over time. When worn the colour of the strap is fairly even as this darker part is hidden underneath the overlapping part.
