Here is another interesting object. Some of the inner workings of an old Elgin 19 jewel wrist watch. The watch face is slightly larger than a quarter and this image covers about 1/6 of the area.
The setup on the camera was a the #1 pentax M42 extension tube with a M42 to 49mm filter reversing adapter with the 28mm SMC Takumar lens on the end. A flash from above was used to provide the necessary illumination.
Looking for a general critique on technique and/or composition.
For those who are too young and don't know what is meant by jewels in watches it is in reference to some of the bearings used. These bearings were made typically out of sapphire or ruby as the provided a very hard, low friction, and dimensionally stable surface which all go a long way to improving the reliability and accuracy of mechanical watches. A fully jeweled watch would have 17 jeweled bearings but as time progressed watch makers found that it made a good advertising point so the counts kept increasing with no actual benefit in overall performance or reliability. In this picture I believe there are 5 jewels one being a cap with another under it.