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B17 does not work for me when I use the drops on drop bars. It is a bit too wide for me. I prefer the Brooks Pro or a Conquest which I think is discontinued again. That said, B17 is very popular.
If you ask 100 cyclists how to break in a leather saddle and the best means of care for it, you will get about 120 different answers.
As noted above, if you are happy with your saddle, keep it. And as noted above, use a rain cover for rain. I put the rain cover on every evening when camping so that the dew does not get it wet.
A lot of people do not like leather saddles after they gave them a try.