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moosewine
 Post subject: Leather Care
PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:04 pm 
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Has anyone used the Breitling leather care kit? I was wondering if its worth getting?

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 Post subject: Re: Leather Care
PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:22 pm 
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I don't think that they sell it - just another freebie.

I have the cream, but it's so small I've never used it - just use other regular leather care products in more user friendly sizes.

My guess would be it's just a regular leather care cream / cloth that you end up paying a premium for on places like eBay because it has a Breitling logo on it.
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 Post subject: Re: Leather Care
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Never used the Breitling version, but you can't buy them anyway - as Roff said they're freebies. I use Autoglym car leather seat cleaner and cream. Works a treat and replaces the natural oils in the leather. If it's good enough to work on car seats which undergo serious temperature extremes behind the glass, then I figure it's good enough for my straps.

(Disclaimer - Autoglym has worked OK for me, but I'm not guaranteeing it will for everyone. Use on your own straps entirely at your own risk!)

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 Post subject: Re: Leather Care
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Driver8 wrote:
I use Autoglym car leather seat cleaner and cream. Works a treat and replaces the natural oils in the leather. If it's good enough to work on car seats which undergo serious temperature extremes behind the glass, then I figure it's good enough for my straps.


My thoughts, too.

Would you leave the watch lay after the treatment for, say, a few hours, so that the cream can have it full effect on the strap and "dry up" before wearing it again?

At least that's what I do with my leather seats.

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