An old fob watch
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to be honest, cleaning the movement is kind of a specialist sort of thing - anything you're likely to do could cause more trouble than it helps. Even a rocket blower could either blow dust/hairs/fibres further into the movement, not to mention causing all kinds of issues with the balance wheel and hairspring.
There IS one thing that is quite a good way of cleaning from the surfaces of these kind of things - it's a kind of putty/blutack like substance called Rodico - don't use the things i compared it to please... but Rodico is the stuff that watchmakers use to pick up tiny specks of dust out of the inside of watch cases and crystals, off the back of assembled movements before casing up, and even on watch faces, as it's non-oily and doesn't leave a mark. To use it sensibly though, you're going to need either a 10X minimum loupe or some form of serious magnification...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BERGEON-Be...ocphy=1007188&hvtargid=pla-519500621447&psc=1
Actually it's also really good if you're into obsessive detail Macro photography on any kind of metallic/painted/glass subject - though, in most cases, a blower is sufficient - it's only really watches that need the dust lifting off, not just blowing away.
(yes, I am a bit of a watch nerd as well as being reasonably keen on photography....)
There IS one thing that is quite a good way of cleaning from the surfaces of these kind of things - it's a kind of putty/blutack like substance called Rodico - don't use the things i compared it to please... but Rodico is the stuff that watchmakers use to pick up tiny specks of dust out of the inside of watch cases and crystals, off the back of assembled movements before casing up, and even on watch faces, as it's non-oily and doesn't leave a mark. To use it sensibly though, you're going to need either a 10X minimum loupe or some form of serious magnification...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BERGEON-Be...ocphy=1007188&hvtargid=pla-519500621447&psc=1
Actually it's also really good if you're into obsessive detail Macro photography on any kind of metallic/painted/glass subject - though, in most cases, a blower is sufficient - it's only really watches that need the dust lifting off, not just blowing away.
(yes, I am a bit of a watch nerd as well as being reasonably keen on photography....)
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Just unearthed this watch, forgotten I had it. Given to me by my then Mother-in-Law about 1973.
I was too nervous to clean the works bit, probably hasn't been opened since 1961!
the photography excites me....the stacked idea again...which i thought i might do...A1 for me
Sony A6000, Sony 90mm macro lens. Stacked in Affinity Photo.