3D CT Scan of a 300-Year-Old Pocket Watch

We have seen CT and MRI images of many different objects, including hamburgers, fruit and Lego toys, but a CT from a 300-year-old pocket watch is something new. The National Museum of Scotland took a 17th-century watch from the wreck of the Swan, a small warship that sank off the west coast of Scotland during the English Civil War, and made a CT scan to create a 3D reconstruction of the watch that is corroded and covered with barnacles. They used a resolution of 63 micrometers, which not only allows to see the inner workings of the watch, but even makes the engravings readable. Follow the links below for pictures and videos. The next object they plan to scan is a door lock from the same ship.
Nature News: What makes a 300-year-old pocket watch tick? (Slideshow and video flythrough)
Article abstract: Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography X-Radiographic Investigation of a 17th-Century Watch from the Wreck of the Swan, off Duart Point, Mull, Scotland…