Softening a strap

[Ken Sington]

Any suggestions on how to do this or is it just a case of wearing it in? The new leather strap on my watch is somewhat stiff, and since I have weedy wrists, it means the strap has to be done up tight or the whole thing is spinning around on my wrist. If I could soften it up a bit, then it would be a better fit.

[Shaw Tarse]

I'd try wearing it in.
Off topic, my ex FiL was a shoe repairer, a "lady" brought "a leather" object in with a question how to soften it?

[RemainAllHoof]

Hold the strap at one end between the left thumb and index finger. Hold the strap 5mm along in the right thumb and index finger. Wiggle and bend strap for a minute. Move 5mm along and repeat until you've covered the length of the strap. Obviously, if you over-do it, you'll damage the strap and if you don't do it enough, you'll make no difference...