Jan 09, 2025 19:00:00

A slow-motion video of the inside of a watch, filmed with a high-speed camera and ultra-high-magnification lens, has been released

The Slow Mo Guys , a YouTube channel that has shot a number of slow-motion videos, including a slow-motion video of the moment when a shaped explosive explodes and a slow-motion video of the moment when shells collide , has released a slow-motion video of the inside of a watch shot with a high-speed camera equipped with an ultra-high magnification lens.

Slow Motion Microscope Inside a Watch - The Slow Mo Guys - YouTube


The lens used is the Laowa Aurogon FF 10-50X NA0.5 Supermicro APO , an ultra-high magnification lens set that can be used with full-frame cameras and is sold by optical manufacturer LAOWA . The selling price is $1,500 (approximately 237,000 yen).

And then there's LAOWA's macro cine lens series,

the Sword FF Macro Cine Series , which is priced from $1,499 to $7,999 (approximately 237,000 to 1,265,000 yen).

The high-speed cameras used for filming are the

Phantom VEO4K (left) and the Phantom TMX 7510 (right). The cameras are held by the Bolt High-Speed Cinebot , a robotic arm capable of high-speed motion.

This is the Phantom VEO4K with a Sword FF Macro Cine Series lens attached to the Bolt High-Speed Cinebot.

The watch being photographed is the ' Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon ' from OMEGA, a luxury Swiss watch brand. The price is 2.2 million yen (tax included).

The photograph shows the movement part on the back of the dial.

The following footage was captured.

We have succeeded in shooting highly detailed footage, like the promotional video.

We succeeded in capturing every last detail, from the OMEGA logo to the slowly rotating gears that make up the movement.

A 500fps slow-motion video that zooms in on the movement from a different angle.

It will continue to expand.

You can zoom in to see the gears turning inside the movement.

Here's what it looked like when I shot the video. The lens and the Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon were so close they almost touched each other.

Next, I took photos using the Laowa Aurogon FF 10-50X NA0.5 Supermicro APO.

The lens is so long and thin that it's hard to believe it's a camera lens, and it has a distinctive appearance.

The state of the shooting is as follows.

By enlarging the movement more than ever before, we were able to successfully capture 1000fps slow-motion video.

You can see that the part marked with a red arrow is in operation.

Below is a 500fps slow-motion video that zooms in on the movement.

Further enlargement of the gear part.

Take a close-up photo of the red-framed area of the movement.

Ultra-high magnification lenses make it possible to clearly capture the operation of components that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Next, I took a photo of the red frame on the dial.

The 'Spe' part of 'Speedmaster'.

Check out the 2000fps slow motion video of the gears in the red box meshing together.

Although it was not clear from the slow-motion video we had shot up to this point, when we zoomed in on the gears as much as possible and filmed them in slow motion at 2000 fps, we could see that the gears rotate in a certain direction, but then wobbled back and forth after the rotation.