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Wryfox

·Jun 10, 2022

Interesting story about why watches are set to 10:10 in ads...

https://www.realclearscience.com/ar...lly_set_to_1010_in_advertisements_830409.html

 

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Joe_A

·Jun 10, 2022

You know . . .

I was just about to buy a grail watch, but the seller had set the time to 20 past 8 for the photo . . .

. . . and somehow, I felt sad and so I decided to pass on the purchase.

😉

 

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wsfarrell

·Jun 10, 2022

Not buying it. (1) N = 46. (2) Subjects had likely seen hundreds of pictures of watches set at 10:10 throughout their lives. It's the norm, the standard.

I think it's more related to design esthetics. 10:10 is symmetrical (unlike 10:30, 12:45, etc.) and clearly shows there are two hands, (unlike Noon, 1:05, 2:11, 6:00, etc.).

 

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savka

·Jun 10, 2022

Skeptical about the smiley face theory but, whatever the psychology, 10:10 really does look better than 8:20…

 

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mario_8778

·Jun 11, 2022

After this,I am going to set all the watches I sell on 10:10!
I hope I see any difference on sellings and I will report 😁

 

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Evitzee

·Jun 11, 2022

I'm only going to look at my watch at 10:10 and 1:50 lest I'll be triggered by the asymmetry bogeyman.

 

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bombaywalla

·Jun 11, 2022

Wryfox

Interesting story about why watches are set to 10:10 in ads...

https://www.realclearscience.com/ar...lly_set_to_1010_in_advertisements_830409.html

time set to 10:10 & seconds hand (if applicable) set to 30 seconds divides the clock face into 3 equilateral triangles which gives nice symmetry. the human eye likes nice symmetry & the watch has more appeal thus.
of course not to metion you can see the brand name clearly as well....

 

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Dan S

·Jun 11, 2022

I particularly like 8:20 TBH.

 

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pdxleaf

·Jun 11, 2022

I think people are biased against mustaches. They prefer bushy eyebrows.

 

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140dave

·Jun 11, 2022

I like 10:23.07 for chronos

You can see the chrono tail easily this way

 

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Pvt-Public

·Jun 11, 2022

140dave

I like 10:23.07 for chronos

Yet the running seconds hand is at 60 and the minute hand is at 23 and a half minutes. for shame. for shame. 😝😝

 

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Waltesefalcon

·Jun 11, 2022

I say we all just get manual winders, set the time to 10:10, and never wind them. That way we never have to worry about seeing a time that is aesthetically unpleasant.