Have you ever thought about why almost all watches are set to 10:10 on billboards, in tv commercials or even in real life? The hour hand is usually set to 10, while the minute hand is at 2 o’clock position. If you’d like to find out the reasons yourself, you’ll have a hard time. In this article, we’ll give you a few hints to help you find out why all watches are set to 10:10 in advertisements!

The main reason is a simple one, really: aesthetics. But let’s list the real visual advantages of setting the hands at 10:10:

it is a perfect position to frame the manufacturer’s logo

it creates the appearance that the timepiece is actually smiling (called emotional marketing)

this position is symmetrical, and human brain tends to like orderliness and symmetry

in this position, the hands won’t cover signatures, dials and date windows

lastly, the hands are kept from overlapping.

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