Long drawn out process that takes oh about 2 minutes.. First I worked the strap by rolling it back and forth to soften it up. Next lightly applied extra virgin olive oil with a soft cloth working it into the leather. I then allied lexol leather conditioner and that was it ( not really needed) Less olive oil will achieve a more aged look. The key is to talk nice to the strap whilst massaging the olive oil in.
Well received my 390 yesterday and wasn't really impressed with the strap everyone bragged about until I decided to give it a little olive oil love.
What was meh is now a soft beauty.
One thing to look out for is the screw on the buckle was so small for mine and just slid in and out of the threads . This is the second 24mm pre-v buckle I've had with the same problem. I can't seem to find the right size so I added my Kain pig buckle. Here it is on my 005k. Like ?
Mine Is sitting in my mail box.. Shame about the wobbly lever. They seem to be hit or miss. My 005k had a loose lever until I had it fixed, 088 is perfect and my 360 has very little play in it. Still a great looking watch.