The Wanderers Orrery – Handcrafted Brass & Stone Solar System Model
Across the night sky the ancient Greeks noticed that certain stars meandered within the sphere of the 'fixed stars'--they named these meandering stars πλανήτης "planétés": A wanderer.
Our Wanderers Orrery presents a stunning union of art and science. This exceptional orrery is Science Art's original design, handcrafted in Boulder, Colorado, USA by Science Art, trusted makers of fine orreries for over 30 years.
This exceptional mechanical Solar System model showcases precise orbital motion, semi-precious stone planets, and solid brass craftsmanship, blending timeless science with museum-quality artistry.
Planet Sets
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Brass & Hematite Planet set
$1,295.00
The standard presentation used in classical orreries, with a solid brass sphere to represent the Sun. An elegant, minimalist presentation, with the Wanderers mechanism exposed under a glass dome upon a 12-sided wooden base.
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Semi-precious Stone Planet Set
$1,295.00
Hand-picked semi-precious stones to represent the variety present in our solar system. This model includes a solid Orange Calcite stone Sun.
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Wanderers Orrery with major moons
$1,495.00
Our Wanderers Orrery with the addition of the 28 major moons of the solar system.
Earth's Moon Luna - mother of pearl
Other moons - various agate or pearl.
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Wanderers Deluxe
with a compound Earth/Moon system $1,995.00
Our Wanderers Deluxe includes the addition of the 28 major moons of the solar system, as well as a Earth Moon geared mechanism depicting the compound motion of the 28 day orbit of Earth's moon as as the Earth orbits the Sun.
Woodwork
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Natural Oak, hand-oiled
Natural Oak with Danish oil finish
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Solid Red Mahogany, hand oiled
Solid Red Mahogany with light stain
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Solid Black Walnut, hand oiled
Solid black walnut with Tung oil finish
Science Art
Refurbished Wanderers Orrery
Refurbished Wanderers Orrery
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We have 1 refurbished Wanderers Orrery model for sale.
Every so often, an orrery is damaged in shipping and returned to us for replacement/repair. We generally ship out replacement models due to time constraints, and then work on repairing the models as time allows. We sell these at significant discount. They are indistinguishable from new (hence, refurbished) and carry the same warranties as all our orreries.
This Wanderers Orrery has a natural oak hardwood base. Please see our regular Wanderers orrery listing for full descriptions. All aspects of the regular listing apply to the refurbished model.
~ Correct relative motion of all nine planets.
~ Semi-precious stone planets and orange calcite Sun.
~ Solid hardwood base, with solid brass gearworks.
~ 3 C batteries & Owner's manual included.
