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A watchmaker once told me that the hands in any other position have the possibility of either hiding other features (like date) and/or the brand name. 10:10 is
by sgman 17y ago
A watchmaker once told me that the hands in any other position have the possibility of either hiding other features (like date) and/or the brand name. 10:10 is the safest position to avoid these.
- madebylaw 17y agoThat doesn't make any sense in the context of watch ads and doesn't explain why the time would be synchronized across manufacturers and watch designs. The watchmaker could easily change the time for each individual watch to avoid hiding features or brand names. As an example, look at the parents first link, first watch. One of the smaller dials is obscured by the hour hand. Wouldn't 8:20 be a better time to choose considering it wouldn't obscure any features or the brand name?
- tptacek 17y agoIt makes sense if they want to hide the minimum number of watch features and have nearly-symmetric watch hands.