A sterling silver demi hunter pocket watch, guilloched front…
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A sterling silver demi hunter pocket watch, guilloched front cover inlaid with blue enamel Roman numerals, revealing a white dial with black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, push piece at four oclock on a three quarter plate lever movement signed Rotherhams London. Hallmarked Birmingham 1899 and 1900. Case 50mm
half hunter. A half-hunter (or "demi hunter") pocket watch is one in which the outer lid over the face of the watch has a cut out centre section, enabling the owner to view the hands to tell the time, without having to open the lid. On some half-hunter watches, the hours are marked on the outer lid.
hunter. A hunter pocket watch is the type where the case includes a spring-hinged circular metal lid or cover, that closes over the glass face of the watch, protecting it from dust, scratches and other damage or debris. The majority of antique and vintage hunter-case watches have the lid-hinges at the 9 o’clock position, suiting the right handed user.
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