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Wendell's Heirloom Meteorite Watch
Wendell's Heirloom Meteorite Watch
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Wendell's Heirloom Meteorite Watch
Recovered by hand from the wheat fields of Kiowa County, Kansas
Wendell Rausch, seventy-four, Haviland, Kansas. Forty-one years of walking cut stubble with a detector coil. Both shoulders are finished, and 186 dials are all that is left.
“A buyer offered me twenty-eight dollars a gram for the whole lot, cash, one afternoon. It would have gone into thirty-thousand-dollar watches on wrists that would never be told where it came from. I want it worn by people who still look up once in a while.”
— Wendell Rausch, prospector, Kiowa County, Kansas
“Three things have to be true at the same time: the lattice at the right angles, the pull of a magnet, and the weight — iron-nickel is far heavier than it looks. A fake can approximate any one of them. Nobody has ever produced all three. Brenham itself is finite — that ground has been worked since 1882, and what comes out now comes out in ounces, not pounds. Material recovered by one prospector over four decades is not something the market can replace.”
— Dr. Marguerite Selby, Planetary Materials, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hays, Kansas
- Genuine meteorite, not a print. A real cut, polished and acid-etched meteorite slice, hand-finished, with a magnet test anyone can run at the kitchen table.
- Yours exists once. The banding and the crystal placement never repeat, so no two dials on Earth are the same.
- A documented origin. Field, date and recovery depth on a numbered certificate — not a generic authenticity card.
- Built to be worn, not stored. Solid 40 mm steel case, sapphire-coated glass, a movement that runs for years on one battery.
- 186 exist and there is no restock. The permissions to walk those fields end with Wendell.
If the dial doesn’t stop you, or your magnet doesn’t grab, send it back within 30 days and get your money back. In forty-one years nobody has ever mailed a piece of this material back.
Every dial is cut from a different piece of meteorite. The direction of the banding, the density of the lattice and the exact tone of the metal vary from watch to watch — the photographs show examples, not the specific dial you will receive. That variation is the material, not a defect.
| Dial material | Genuine iron-nickel meteorite with Widmanstatten structure, Brenham, Kiowa County, Kansas |
| Dial finish | Cut to 0.9 mm, hand-polished, hand-etched, sealed |
| Case | 40 mm brushed stainless steel, approx. 10 mm height |
| Glass | Sapphire-coated |
| Movement | Japanese quartz, battery-powered |
| Bracelet | Stainless steel, adjustable, link-removal tool included |
| In the box | Watch, numbered certificate, sizing tool, presentation box |
| Recovered by | Wendell Rausch, Haviland, Kansas — 1985 to 2026 |
| Quantity available | 186 pieces. No restock. |
| Shipping | Free US shipping, dispatched within 48 hours |
The Last 186
The Last 186
Message from the shop:
After forty-one years walking cut wheat fields in Kiowa County, Kansas, both of Wendell Rausch’s rotator cuffs are through and his doctor has ended the digging. Every dial in this run was cut, polished and etched by him from meteorite he pulled out of the ground himself — one piece at a time, up to seven feet down. One hundred eighty-six watches exist. The permissions to walk those fields are in his name and end with him, so there is no next batch.
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- Dispatched within 48 hours, delivery in 3–5 business days
- Every watch is checked and hand-packed before it ships
- Numbered certificate with field, date and recovery depth in the box
- 30-day money-back guarantee — just email info@marlowmarketco.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Email us anytime at info@marlowmarketco.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm (CT). Whether it’s about your order, sizing the bracelet, or the material itself — a real person writes back.
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Of course. 30-day money-back guarantee. Put a magnet next to the dial the day it arrives — if it doesn’t grab, or the watch simply isn’t for you, email info@marlowmarketco.com within 30 days for a full refund. No questions, and US shipping is free.
How is it made?
How is it made?
Each dial is cut by hand from a Brenham meteorite mass Wendell Rausch recovered himself in Kiowa County, Kansas: sliced to 0.9 mm, polished, acid-etched to raise the Widmanstatten lattice, then sealed and set into a 40 mm stainless case with a Japanese quartz movement. The lattice never repeats, so no two dials are the same.