Horological Meandering

Trying to take a couple photos (maybe a video?) and do a full review/writeup. This particular watch has likely been done to death all over the Internet, so I'll try to keep it in depth to make it interesting...Also, trying to improve at taking macro photo...  

The pictures are nice and show a lot of the detail

Skyeriding, Care to share with all the setup that you used? Lovely details, great macro shots. Cheers, Nilo

I'm using a Nikon D3200 and a Nikon Micro 85mm VR. The camera is mounted on a tripod and a wireless remote is used to take photos to avoid shakiness. A lightbox is used with LED lighting to provide adequate lighting for the subject. In hindsight, getting ... 

With regard to the light box, how does it stack up when trying to use a phone camera instead of a real one? Does it come out just as well?

It would likely do much better with a loupe or clip-on macro lens, but sufficiently works if you're not going -too- close... Regards, skyeriding ...  

Thanks for obliging! The 1863 movement is a nice one to photograph.

My "smartphone + gadget" trick can't work wonders like what you did. :p

in the Speedmaster Pro "sapphire sandwich". Delrin brake replaced with a metal one.

It is the Cal 1863, which notably use the metal break versus the delrin one of the 1861, and also has applied cotes de geneve. This is the sapphire sandwich version. Regards, skyeriding