"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" TheoryIt 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 DeathU.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.No particular reason, it's just tradition for digital watches on sale to show 10:10 in pictures.
The fingers on a clock for sale in a shop window, when set at ten minutes past ten o'clock, shows a happy, smiling face. It was thought to encourage shoppers to buy the clock.
because the clock is showing the smiling face to the customers
It looks like a smile!
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No particular reason, it's just tradition for digital watches on sale to show 10:10 in pictures.
The fingers on a clock for sale in a shop window, when set at ten minutes past ten o'clock, shows a happy, smiling face. It was thought to encourage shoppers to buy the clock.
because the clock is showing the smiling face to the customers
Companies display the time as 10:10 as to not block out the company's name and logo which is 90% of the time placed right under the 12 above the centre of the watch.
It looks like a smile!
apparently its purely aesthetic. also it can equally display both hands without covering up the watchmakers insignia wich is usually below 12 o clock.
Because it resembles a smiling face.
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I have a very good theory actually. What i heard was that when the first clock was invented on Earth , the time was noted as 10 : 10 .... does it sound good ?
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