maxmsu Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I am pretty sure lots of people noticed on all of the watch ads (almost all of them) showed a time of 10:10.... What is the meaning of it? I took an advertisement class and finally understand the meanings now hehe... anybody want to guess?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 No meaning... Just a good place to position the hands for a photograph such that the dial print, date window, and most details of the watch are visible. My guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmzy Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 10:10 allows all the dial features to be clearly viewed......there is no other expanation....is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyster Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 10:10 allows all the dial features to be clearly viewed......there is no other expanation....is there? I read somewhere you subconsously see it as a smile I'm feeling a bit more twenty past eight myself at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildo Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 emotional marketing perspective. Manufacturers want you to see their product 'smiling' at you!" also the manufacturers logo is then "framed" by the hands. Or something clever like this from what I have been told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadweller4000 Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 It's called "happy time" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildo Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 .. doesnt explain why digital ones are set to 10:10 though, so ignore me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmsu Posted November 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 NOPE... none of your guys got it right... anybody else??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I usually take it as, it's 10:10 somewhere right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildo Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 10:10 psychologically makes you look the watch up, see if theres a rep and buy it? works for me. damn those subliminal scumbags. I didnt even like watches until I noticed it was 10:10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildo Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 (edited) PLease excuse the number of posts made by me here, its a quiet night in work.. I thought, I'll get you Max, I looked up BRAILLE WATCHES... I couldnt believe what I saw (no pun).. Now how the hell does it help sell a Braille watch???!!! CONSPIRACY. NO QUESTION. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...w=105&prev= Edited November 30, 2007 by wildo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Opened legs (widespreaded) with a hole between them (especially in case of a recessed pinion) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 PLease excuse the number of posts made by me here, its a quiet night in work.. I thought, I'll get you Max, I looked up BRAILLE WATCHES... I couldnt believe what I saw (no pun).. Now how the hell does it help sell a Braille watch???!!! CONSPIRACY. NO QUESTION. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...w=105&prev= I'll be the first to admit I didn't go to college and I'm an idiot, but this makes no sense to me. If the watch has a crystal, how will that help the blind? I'm assuming braille watches have no crystal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildo Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Opened legs (widespreaded) with a hole between them (especially in case of a recessed pinion) That at least explains why some of the reps I have owned were F--ked when I got them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyster Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I'll be the first to admit I didn't go to college and I'm an idiot, but this makes no sense to me. If the watch has a crystal, how will that help the blind? I'm assuming braille watches have no crystal. A picture speaks a thousand words........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 NOPE... none of your guys got it right... anybody else??? I'm going with sssurfer's response, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmsu Posted November 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Opened legs (widespreaded) with a hole between them (especially in case of a recessed pinion) We got a winner... kinda 10:10 is all about the "sexy times" haha... 10:10 (PM) is the time when most people get lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest watchbuff Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I ususally wait for after the 11:00 news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Damn I was going to say coffee break time Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 We got a winner... kinda 10:10 is all about the "sexy times" haha... 10:10 (PM) is the time when most people get lucky Depends where you are. In Vegas, it's probably more like 4:10AM for example. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 10:10 is all about the "sexy times" haha... 10:10 (PM) is the time when most people get lucky Well then I need to tell my wife! Or does this only apply to the single people? You single guys are lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmzy Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I got lucky at 10:14 this evening........or was my fake Rolex running fast again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Perhaps the answer is to be found in the Alabama State Police 'Ten-Code' system of abbreviations for radio calls: 10-10: Out of Service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 10:10 is all about the "sexy times" haha... 10:10 (PM) is the time when most people get lucky Well I must need a perpetual calender watch, 'cos getting lucky for me, needs to establish... a year, month, day, and time... then book 12 months in advance! ....AND try to foreward forecast headaches!!!! Offshore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Sheesh, that sounds like advertisers trying to find meaning. It's got nothing to do with "sexy time" which is obvious to anyone that knows how long watches have been sold with the hands in that position. Theories like "it's a smile" or "it's a tick" may hit on the subliminal reasons why it was chosen, but advertising simply wasn't that sophisticated back then. Oh, and the biggest reason the 10:10 sexy time theory is bogus? Watches are set to 10:08, not 10:10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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