A macro video tour of a pocket watch

Music Photography & Video

MAKE pal Charlie Visnic, of the wonderful creativity blog the b-roll, was inspired by Matt Mets’ post on how a mechanical watch works. Charlie decided to open up a pocket watch he had and do some macro photography. The resulting video, backed by a soundtrack of his own, created with a punchcard roll music box, is quite charming and magical.

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2 thoughts on “A macro video tour of a pocket watch

  1. Simon says:

    Cool, thanks for that. That’s really well done. I wear a pocket watch every day and had the backs open once or twice but never noticed the jewels are transparent!

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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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