Wearing a leather strap in the tropics??

[muhnkee2]

Hey folks,
We recently relocated to sunny (and hot and damp) Singapore and i am looking at a Bremont U2 Blue or a Schofield Signalman for my 40th birthday present to myself in December, but i am worried about wearing a leather strap in the tropics. I currently have a titanium tissot t-touch with a titanium bracelet, so i cant test this for myself!
Is anyone wearing a leather bracelet as their main watch while living in constant heat and humidity (typically 27-32 degrees and around 80% humidity)?
Any wisdom greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Greg

[phumy]

I live and work in Indonesia, my daily work watch from Monday to Friday is a Longines Hydroconquest with SS bracelet, Saturday and Sunday i wear my Navitimer with hand made leather (old age look) strap. Must admit that the leather does cause some sweating in the humidity but not too much, but i guess it depends on how tight you like your watch to be, if i wear SS i like it to be slightly loose but leather i like it to hold on to my wrist and not move around as much as SS.

[XJSJohn]

Been in the sweaty tropics for a fair while now, including a long stint in Singapore ......

Daily wear leather straps do not work, sweaty, then moldy, then smelly!!!

I have one watch on leather (an old Smiths Everest) Only gets worn when i know i will be in Aircon.

Metal or Nato straps all the way !!!

[WTD]

When I was in Singapore, I switched the panerai onto the rubber strap. With all the pools and the daily thunderstorms it's highly likely your nice leather toshi will get ruined!

[yeti]

Either of those watches will look good on good quality rubber/silicone or a VERY well treated leather with rubber backing perhaps.

OEM leather won't last 5mins.

[Lorneg]

You need to buy a leather strap with a neoprene inner lining so it doesn't absorb sweat and go all smelly and horrible. If you do this you'll find the strap option is way more comfortable in the tropics than a metal bracelet, plus has the benefit that you can easily let it in or out as your wrist swells and contracts.

[muhnkee2]

thanks folks for all the advice. Looks like my four options are:
Leave it on the standard leather strap and only wear in air condition
Buy a new leather strap with a neoprene lining
Buy a nato strap
Buy a rubber strap
I dont think the nato strap will cut it at work, so i think i will hunt out a good quality rubber strap.
Thanks for all the advice.
Cheers,
Greg