Oy! Yes! Absolutely!
I have the Starlight Alpine Loop. As one can easily imagine, it doesn’t take much for it to show dirt.
Whenever it does — which is at least a couple times a week — I take the band off, go to the sink with a toothbrush and a bit of dish soap, and give it a quick scrub. Looks brand-new when I’m done. And if there’s even the slightest hint of smell (or sign of a rash on my wrist), I’ll apply the thinnest possible schmear of antibiotic ointment (Neosporin or the like) around my wrist before putting the watch back on.
Here’s the thing: ALL your watch bands get just as nasty just as quickly.
Whether or not you can see the grime.
The silicone bands you can just rinse; not much sticks to them. Metal bands might or might not need scrubbing depending on how intricate the metalwork … a mesh is going to need scrubbing, but links might or might not.
Leather is a bit more of a challenge. You at least need to be wiping it down, and probably applying mink oil or the like every now and again. I would recommend avoiding wearing leather for exercising or in other sweaty conditions (like, say, summer).
In all honesty, most of the people here should be wearing the Starlight Alpine Loop because it’s the only way they’ll know when to clean the watch band.
I mean, you don’t wear the same shirt for months at a time without washing it, right? So why would you do the same with a watch band?
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