Why...........? Do you know?

Question

In all the Watches in shops , they set the time as 10:10
Why?

Answer 1

B`cos it gives a sign of Right tick mark i.e you must click it right and bring home.
Regards
Rajan Sharma

Answer 2

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 3

The jewelers, through their international body, came to the conclusion that this is the best way to show a watch. The two hands are easy to see, the "v" that they create is pleasing and it makes it look as though the watch is actually working. The hands conveniently frame the brand that is always in the middle above the central post so your attention is drawn to the brand. That configuration also doesn't place a hand over little windows like the date and it usually keeps them away from other dials too so that you can see all the features on the face.

Answer 4

Good question. At 10:10 all watches must be automatically stopping themselves.

Answer 5

Easy to set. All u need to press is 1 0 1 0.

Answer 6

its when the dial shows 10:10, all the written things in the dial are visible, and its better to promote the same. just to give people a full glimplse of dial as well as its hands, best position is when it shows 10:10:35 (secs)
hope to have answered you..

Answer 7

maybe when someone discovered clock he wanted to start as 10:10

Answer 8

it looks like the watch is smiling

Answer 9

Great answer from "Shutterbug" !

He got a thumbs up from me.

Answer 10

maybe its lucky for them