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Peer inside a mechanical watch through a slow motion microscope.

The Slow Mo Guys shared a new perspective on the complex inner workings of an Omega Speedmaster mechanical watch using a couple of Phantom slow motion cameras upgraded with microscope lenses.

At 10,000 frames per second and 10x magnification, watching tiny gears in motion feels more like peeking inside London’s Big Ben. (You can skip ahead to the good stuff here.)

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