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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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Whenever I see a watch commercial, chances are the minute and hour hands are always at the 10 and 2 position, signifying 10 minutes past ten. Any reason for that??
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeffs' date='Oct 27 2005, 09:37 PM
Whenever I see a watch commercial, chances are the minute and hour hands are always at the 10 and 2 position, signifying 10 minutes past ten. Any reason for that??
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Symmetry.

Having the dial show the time as "10:10" gives the illusion of balance and makes the dial more pleasing to the eye.
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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I remember reading once that at 10:10 the brand name of the watch as printed on the face is clearly legible.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 01:12 AM
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Both of the answers by ipse dixit and maxbuck are right. The second hand is usually at the 7. During pic taking it's easy with a quartz watch because you just pop out the battery and the time stops, but with an automatic watch I heard that they remove the main spring to get it to stop. Even then, if you look at watch catalogs, there are always a couple of watches with the wrong time.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeffs' date='Oct 28 2005, 05:37 AM
Whenever I see a watch commercial, chances are the minute and hour hands are always at the 10 and 2 position, signifying 10 minutes past ten. Any reason for that??
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