The majority of antique and vintage hunter-case watches have the lid-hinges at the nine o'clock position and therefore the stem, crown and bow of the watch at the three o'clock position. fashionable hunter-case pocket watches sometimes have the hinges for the lid at the six o'clock position and therefore the stem, crown and bow at the twelve o'clock position, like open-face watches.

In each type of antique pocket watch cases, the sub-seconds dial was continually at the six o'clock position. A hunter-case ticker with a spring-ring chain is pictured at the highest of this page.

An intermediate sort referred to as the demi-hunter (or half-hunter), maybe a case vogue within which the outer lid incorporates a glass panel or hole within the center giving a read of the hands. The hours are marked, usually in blue enamel, on the outer lid itself; therefore with this kind of case, one will tell the time while not opening the lid.