Stinky Watchband

[Fnord5]

How do you avoid a nylon web watchband from smelling after wearing it for a while?

I take it off after work, but it is on my wrist 8+hours a day, 5 days a week.

It's kind of annoying.

 

[Thebigspendur]

Well, nylon is easy. Take it off the watch and wash it in soap and water. In general most watch straps have a certain life and then its time to toss them. Unless you have a high end watch and replace it with an exact replacement or want some exotic a replacement should not cost more then $20 or less.

 

[bythbook]

stick it in a pocket of a pair of jeans & run it through the wash


the strap, not the watch

 

[Fnord5]

stick it in a pocket of a pair of jeans & run it through the wash


the strap, not the watch

I've done that (with the watch)

 

[Triple Beam]

My watches have the one piece NATO/Military style one piece bands -- the band runs thru one roller pin, under the watch and out through the other roller pin. Easy to remove and I wash them in the clothes washer every few months.
I hate leather watch bands -- they always end up just reeking after about 6 months.

 

[superbleu]

I got tired of constantly washing/soaking/scrubbing/replacing my nylon banded watches, so I got a plastic banded timex ironman watch. Not much to look at, but doesn't stink up and has been going stong.

 

[moshulu]

If it's a leather strap, you can only replace it. For high-end watches, don't forget to keep the buckle and transfer it to the new strap.

 

[Rughi]

Wrist cheese! And yes, it is every bit as gross as you can imagine. Really. Be warned.

Roger

 

[Synack]

Wrist cheese! And yes, it is every bit as gross as you can imagine. Really. Be warned.

Roger

Thanks for that... You ruined my lunch two hours from now.

 

[jlindy]

Baking soda is also useful for scrubbing your nylon watchband.

 

[BrianL]

Soap and water, let it dry before you wear it. You could also hit it with some fabreeze after you wash it.

 

[VR6ofpain]

Wrist cheese! And yes, it is every bit as gross as you can imagine. Really. Be warned.

Roger

Horrid.

 

[Joker]

My watches have the one piece NATO/Military style one piece bands -- the band runs thru one roller pin, under the watch and out through the other roller pin. Easy to remove and I wash them in the clothes washer every few months.
I hate leather watch bands -- they always end up just reeking after about 6 months.

This is what I do too... All my watches that get worn at work get a nice UTC NATO. They are very secure and easy to wash.

 

[tvBacon]

I like to give my a soaped and hard rolling boiled bath for 5 to 8 mins. Works every time... There might be concern with the bands fading over time... I don't much care though... The stink is gone and I'm good!


-note the green-ish nasty water... that's the gross in the bands!

-Julian

 

[Boro62]

I almost always wear some sort of fragrance, and my last set of bands had to be replaced for being to worn, it actually didnt smell bad at all.

 

[Cadence]

I soaked my watch strap in dishwashing liquid, followed by hydrogen peroxide. Both for 2hrs.

 

[mikelz777]

I put a stainless steel band on my watch. Problem solved!

 

[patten1969]

Wrist cheese! And yes, it is every bit as gross as you can imagine. Really. Be warned.

Roger

Yuk. If someone allows that to happen to the watch strap, I don't want to imagine what's happening elsewhere.

 

[Alacrity59]

I don't know . . . seems like a bit of a mean comment. I've had a watch strap get ugly on me. I shower twice a day. My wrist is way down at the end of my arm so it took a bit for me to notice.

 

[davent]

I've an enzyme spray that i use on my hockey equipment, miraculous stuff even kills glove stink. I'd think it would make short work of a wee nylon watch strap.

This is the stuff. Amazon.com : Elite Hockey 16.9 oz Profresh Green Spray : Sports & Outdoors

dave