why all watches displayed show time nearly 10:10?

Question

is that time that special

Answer 1

Question

Why do clocks and watches in advertisements and illustrations often have their hands set at 10 minutes after 10?
Aesthetics

I personally think that the 10:10 position (sometimes 10:12 or 10:08) was adopted for pictures of clocks and watches because it is symmetric and looks better. Today the symmetric positions are both aesthetic and customary. Other symmetric hand positions are also used, but not as frequently. Examples include 8:20, 8:18, and 2:50. Reviewing some Seth Thomas clock catalog illustrations, I see a gradually increasing symmetry of the hands as the catalogs progress from 1878 to 1940.

"We always put hands to 10.10 here and in other collections I'm responsible for. The answer is probably quite simply that it looks better, aesthetically and practically, as the clock has a 'smile' on its face (not just a marketing gimmick, it really does look better than a 'down turned mouth' at 8.20) and, as others have said, because it keeps the hands clear of signatures and other subsidiary dials. I note that not every firm uses that position in their marketing though. Synchronome, for example, appear to depict their dials at 3.00." - Jonathan Betts

"The opinions I've read tend toward 'framing' the maker's name on the clock face. Viz: when the logo is placed above the center, the hands are at 10:10 but when the logo is below the center, the hands are shown at 8:20 framing the maker's name. Wristwatch advertising follows this trend." - Les Lesovsky

"Thomas A. Frank wrote: '...most manufacturers trademarks are just above the center pipe, and having the hands at 10:10 causes your eye to naturally follow to the trough, thus bringing your view right to the trademark....' and often the Model name is centered under the center pipe, ruling out any hand more or less straight down (between 5 and 7). Date windows most often are at 9 or 3, and subsidiary seconds usually at 6. For aesthetic reasons you want the two hands neither nearly covering each other nor nearly in a straight line. By default the 10h10 looks pretty good." - Fortunat Mueller-Maerki
"Smile" Theory

It has been suggested that the 10:10 position is used because it resembles a smile.

"I too have heard the 'smile' theory, which makes some sense from the emotional marketing perspective. Equally likely is the fact that most manufacturer's trademarks are just above the center pipe, and having the hands at 10:10 causes your eye to naturally follow to the trough, thus bringing your view right to the trademark." - Tom Frank
Time of Abraham Lincoln's Death

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22 a.m. on April 15, 1865, although he was shot at 10:15 p.m. on April 14, 1865. Although this has been suggested, I doubt that the position of the hands commemorates the time of Lincoln's assassination or death.

Answer 2

Why Watches Show 10 10

Answer 3

Timex says that the reason is "that clock and watch hands in advertisements are typically set at 10:10 so that the company's logo will be well-displayed. In addition, this position of the hands
resembles a smile."

Answer 4

10:10 is the closest thing to a smile on a clock... also the arms for a V for victory which in th unconscious is a positive thing to look at

Answer 5

There are numbers of reasons purpotedly associated with that time. Most of them deal with that time being the most aesthetically appealing. It resembles a smile and also its symmetric. There are other myths and legends associated with that time. Two of the most popular being:
1. Time of Abraham Lincolns Assasination
2. Time of bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Answer 6

Cause it's just prior to the magical numbers 11:11. At that time make your requests...........special timing for anything!

Answer 7

American president John F. Kennedy was short dead on 10.10
as soon as he short his watch was stopped at 10.10. thatswhy all watchs display at 10.10. and also there are many reason that watch company says. see the source

Answer 8

The inventor of watch in this time .So all watches show this time