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With that out of the way, let’s get down to business and see what needs to be done next. Dab the wallet gently with a towel – take care that it isn’t made of anything too harsh – and get rid of the water as best as you can. After this,perhaps pick a breezy spot, as you’ll need to leave the wallet in its usual closed position and let it air-dry. The reason we don’t want the wallet to stay open while drying is that it’ll anyway tend to return to the closed state when it dries.

Remember to not use anything too drastic like heat or direct air from fans. The drying needs to be gradual and at a mild temperature, as anything else will trigger that hideous (and usually permanent) wrinkling we’ve been trying to avoid all this time. Patience (and good advice) – that’s what works.

Another case you might encounter is if your wallet is extremely dry-looking or if it has toughened up a little after its trip to the wet beyond. This usually happens when, for instance, your wallet takes a tumble in the washing machine and the detergent strips the leather of its natural oils.

In this case, find yourself some clear leather conditioner and treat your wallet to a little of it – just enough to reclaim the wallet’s original softness and feel. And voila, your wallet is back.

A wallet is both an everyday necessity for most people and a prized possession for the discerning eye. This means that, just like your phone, you probably can’t get through your day without it, and if it had a water-related accident, you would probably not take it too well.

For people like us who have been in the business of wallets, it’s just another day at the office when a panic-stricken customer asks what they can do to rescue a wallet that’s taken a dip in the wrong water – which is any water. At worst, your precious wallet can degenerate into a wrinkled mess.

Since, we’re a little too dedicated to what we do, we went ahead and drowned an unfortunate wallet, and then looked at everything we could do to keep it looking like none of that ever happened.

Before we get all hands-on with this, we need to remember that the kind of leather that’s gone into making your wallet is perhaps the most important variable in this equation. If it was among the cheaper varieties, you might sadly be pursuing a lost cause and the wallet has already given up on you. Needless to say, we took a pretty good quality wallet for a swim in our test – told you, we’re dedicated. The good news, though is that a wallet like ours, made of the finest full-grain stuff, is called all that precisely because it’s made from strong and tight-grained hide and thus, has natural water-resistance. So if that sounds like the wallet you bought, you’re in luck.