When you see clocks in pictures and also often when they packaged for sale they have the time 10.10...why?????

Answer 1

Because typically, manufacturers place their name above the pivot point of the hands, and when they're placed in this configuration, the hands draw attention to and nicely frame the manufacturer's name.

Answer 2

There was a Timex commercial about 20 years ago( maybe 30) that explained the reason why. As you may know the Timex commercials always said "takes a licking and keeps on ticking" and always the time was 10:10.
They explained it by saying it was to show that the watch was still working and that position it was the easiest to see the hands of the watch and that is why it was always 10:10. If the answer is true or not I don't know but that is the explanation they gave in their commercial. They made that commercial because many people asked why their watches always said 10:10

Answer 3

The 10.10 position looks like a smile.

Answer 4

For many years, display clocks were set to 8:20.
This was done to show the face of the clock to better advantage.
10:10 serves the same purpose.

Answer 5

Sir, you quite possibly may have stumbled across the biggest time industry conspiracy ever known to man. I will look into this further, but by the grand scale of it all, it doesn't look good. Good eye cadet, with a little training you too could be where I am today!

Answer 6

I would think it is simply because it clearly displays both hands, towards the top of the clock, with symmetry in their positions.

Answer 7

Subliminal message
The legs of a woman...where they connect

Answer 8

I never noticed that!

Answer 9

why not? its a perfectly tidy time.