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A hunting case – or hunter – refers to a pocket watch with a completely closed, metal cover to prevent the glass cover from breaking while the wearer is involved in hands-on labor such as partaking in a hunt. A half-hunter or demi-hunter has a semi-open worked lid so the wearer can still see enough of the dial to tell the time.