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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 3352901, member: 56&quot;]What Wikipedia says:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_watch" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_watch" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_watch</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i><font size="4"><b>Hunter-case watches</b></font></i></p><p><i>A hunter-case pocket watch is a case with a spring-hinged circular metal lid or cover, that closes over the watch-dial and crystal, protecting them from dust, scratches and other damage or debris. The name originated from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" rel="nofollow">England</a> where &quot;fox hunting men found it convenient to be able to open their watch and read the time with one hand, while holding the reins of their &#039;hunter&#039; (horse) in the other hand&quot;.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_watch#cite_note-savonnette-9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_watch#cite_note-savonnette-9" rel="nofollow">[9]</a> It is also known as a &quot;savonnette&quot;, after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language" rel="nofollow">French</a> word for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap" rel="nofollow">soap</a> (savon) due to its resemblance with a round soap bar.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_watch#cite_note-savonnette-9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_watch#cite_note-savonnette-9" rel="nofollow">[9]</a></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The majority of antique and vintage hunter-case watches have the lid-hinges at the 9 o&#039;clock position and the stem, crown and bow of the watch at the 3 o&#039;clock position. Modern hunter-case pocket watches usually have the hinges for the lid at the 6 o&#039;clock position and the stem, crown and bow at the 12 o&#039;clock position, as with open-face watches. In both styles of watch-cases, the sub-seconds dial was always at the 6 o&#039;clock position. A hunter-case pocket watch with a spring-ring chain is pictured at the top of this page. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>An intermediate type, known as the demi-hunter (or half-hunter), is a case style in which the outer lid has a glass panel or hole in the centre giving a view of the hands. The hours are marked, often in blue enamel, on the outer lid itself; thus with this type of case one can tell the time without opening the lid. </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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