Why do Clocks show 10:10?
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Why do Clocks show 10:10?
Whenever we go to clock stores, we will see these watches or clocks that are always set to 10:10, to think that setting it to other time is not really difficult to do. But of course, we all know that there are good justifications behind this puzzle. So why do clocks show 10:10?
Many speculations aroused about clocks in the stores set on 10:10 time, where in one hand of the clock points to number 10 and the other one is pointing to number 2. The reasons below are just theories but makes a lot of sense.
1.) Clock and watch makers normally if not always, put their logo under the number 12. So placing the hands of the clock to 10 and 2, helps to frame and show the logo.
2.) When we look at the clock and it shows t 10:10, it makes a resemblance to a smiley face. It is better to see it that way, because it can produce a positive vibes at the store and will then increase the sales of the clocks and watches.
3.) Many claim that Abraham Lincoln has a great influence on this because he died at 10:10 pm. But, facts say that he was shot at 10:15 night and died the next morning.
4.) When the hands of the clocks are place at 10:10, the other details are clearly visible as compared to placing it on other numbers. Take note that they don’t place the hands of the clock on one number because both hands of the clock must be visible.
5.) They say that clocks set on 10:10 time looks more symmetrical, therefore it is better for advertisement.
There are other theories as to why these clocks and watches are set to 10:10 time prior buying it, but there are other important details you need to consider while buying a watch. So don’t dwell too much on the time display, what’s important is the clock is good quality and functioning well for long term use.
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Actually, the Hiroshima bomb exploted at 10;10. that why.
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in india there is a rumour that when united states threw nuclear bomb on Japan’s heroshema city because of radiation all clocks were froze to the time of 10:10 and the remembrance of that incident all manufactures shows same dial in their adverts.
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Clocks are set on 10:10 and 35 seconds (thereabouts) in most product photography for standardization and to frame the watch brand or logo, and because it’s visually appealing. If a client has 200 watches to sell and needs them all photographed, a photographer would then shoot them set to that time. As new watches are added to the line, and photography studios are hired and fired, as well as individual photographers hired and fired—one constant remains, which is the standardization of the photos. Simply, it looks good on a page of watches to have them all set the to the same time, and those photos of each individual watch might span a period of having been shot a month ago, or ten years ago.
There are vintage watch advertisements that show 10:10 before WWII, and some that show other times, but we can see the visual nature of the time set is with the hands being set to follow the same visual rules; to keep the logo visible.
Watches in catalogs and advertisements are generally photographed individually because of the reflective face basically every other reflective part, They are then laid out in the ad after the fact, adding to the need for standardization of time, so it looks like they were all photographed together in one group photo. The exposure sometimes would actually take minutes, or with flash equipment-multiple flash “pops” which would also show moving hands if the time wasn’t stopped on the watch itself.
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any of you that watched the movie the davinci code will know that the hash pointing down is the symbol for woman and was referenced to the holy grail or the chalice.
chevrolet used it in the 50′s and the animated movie cars used it on their movie poster.
also a certain phone mate answering machine with time stamp would go ” 10 10 you have a telephone call wednsday (blip)” when the backup battery was missing or dead and the machine got a power surge.