Pocket watches · Case
Double-Hunter Watches
VerifiedWatches with hinged lids on both the front and the back of the case, fully enclosing the dial and the movement.
Mechanism
A case-construction variant; no distinct movement type is implied.
Typical characteristics
- Front lid over the dial
- Rear lid over the case back/cuvette
- Heaviest and most protective of the standard case forms
Identification characteristics
- Two independent hinged lids
- Often heavier gauge case metal than single-hunter examples
Collector significance
Valued for the additional protection offered to both dial and movement, at the cost of bulk.
Known variations
- Double hunter
- Double half-hunter
Photographs
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Sources & references
- Cutmore, M., Watches 1850-1980
Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.