I started doing this a few weeks ago, it's restful, but I can't keep it up for long.
I start like you say, by breathing and then noticing whatever comes in by the senses, noise, pressures on the feet by the floor, knee holes, seat, clothes resting on my arms, me slowly disappearing, some fear here, but curiosity as well. It's helpful not to give any names to whatever comes in. I did it once while I was in a crowd, indistinguishable voices, so no voices or people whatever. The seeing is more clear then normally and the clouds seem very near, present, as if I know them intimately. Having this near certainty there should be a seeing of 360 around instead of the less than180.
I can keep it up for some half hour but in between the I gets back every minute or so, maybe oftener I don't know. Like there's something in the background, some little voice, awareness and then the thought I could treat this as any other sensation: no difference between the noise of a car and the sensation of this little I, whatever it is. That was rather amusing and felt right.
It's hard to put it into words, besides I've never been much of a meditator and I feel I need more practice with this. Any attack is welcome.
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