{"product_id":"montre-gousset-en-bois","title":"Half Hunter Pocket Watch Silver – An Heirloom in the Making","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHalf Hunter Pocket Watch Silver\u003c\/strong\u003e with mechanical movement and half hunter case. See the movement come alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWooden pocket watch: Merbeau wood in motion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHolding a wooden pocket watch is to feel beneath your fingers the warmth of living material — far from cold metal, far from smooth plastic. The Merbeau Mechanical takes this contrast to its limit: its case carved from Merbeau wood reveals, behind a half-hunter transparent glass door, an entire skeleton movement in action. Gears, openwork bridges, mainspring — every component of the openwork dial works exposed, visible at all times. Automatic winding, powered by the natural movements of the wrist or pocket, maintains this ballet without intervention. There is no superfluous surface here, no ornament that conceals: only the honesty of wood and the rigor of mechanism, united in a single timekeeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe art of distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWearing a wooden pocket watch on a waistcoat is to introduce into an outfit the discreet presence of nature — a grain, a hue, a material that no other will wear identically.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMechanical piece with openwork dial, the Merbeau transcends time without aging: it is passed down like an object that has a soul and a story to tell.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAutomatic winding dispenses with any constraining routine: the mechanism lives at the rhythm of the one who wears it, without battery to change, without crown to wind each morning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe marriage of Merbeau wood and bronze skeleton movement constitutes an alliance of materials that mass-market watchmaking does not produce — each vein of the case is a signature that nature alone has placed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to wear the Merbeau Skeleton Pocket Watch?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Merbeau Mechanical pairs naturally with the three-piece suit — slipped into the waistcoat pocket, held by a watch chain, it introduces into the outfit an organic warmth that metal cannot offer. For a more assertive register, a herringbone tweed waistcoat or a raw linen and leather steampunk ensemble fully reveals the raw character of Merbeau wood. Those who prefer contrasts will appreciate pairing it with a white shirt and dark suit: like a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/montre-gousset-mecanique-or-homme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003emechanical dress pocket watch\u003c\/a\u003e, it is both jewel and instrument, never leaning toward one at the expense of the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA gift of character\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA milestone birthday, retirement, graduation, or the celebration of family heritage — so many occasions when a mechanical wooden object says better than words what one wishes to convey. The Merbeau Mechanical is a wooden pocket watch one gives to someone who appreciates true material and precise craftsmanship. For those wishing to explore other expressions of the skeleton in a different register, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/montre-gousset-squelette-argent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003esilver skeleton pocket watch\u003c\/a\u003e provides an eloquent point of comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"nsm-ml\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore styles await in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/half-hunter-pocket-watches\"\u003eHalf Hunter Pocket Watch\u003c\/a\u003e. Shoppers also look at \u003ca href=\"\/products\/engraved-brass-pocket-watch\"\u003eEngraved Brass Pocket Watch\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pocket-watch-groom-gift\"\u003ePocket Watch Groom Gift\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/automatic-pocket-watch\"\u003eAutomatic Pocket Watch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Univers Gousset","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50908134474062,"sku":"17293079-watch-set","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0892\/8234\/7342\/files\/montre-gousset-en-bois-lifestyle.webp?v=1779399013","url":"https:\/\/en.univers-gousset.com\/products\/half-hunter-pocket-watch-silver","provider":"Univers Gousset","version":"1.0","type":"link"}