But the belief is more conclusively disproved by the fact that these wooden watches and clocks, with the hands pointing to eighteen minutes past eight, were hanging as signs in front of jewelry shops long before the assassination of Lincoln. The real reason for so placing the hands is obvious. It is the most symmetrical arrangement possible for the hands, being pleasing to the eye, and at the same time leaving the greatest possible amount of space for advertising matter, such as the name of the jeweler.
It will be noted that at the hands are the same distance from the 12 and the 6 and two-thirds of the space on the dial is above the hands. As for John F. So why not photograph all watches telling the time of death of an iconic American president!
However, the truth is that neither of the above mentioned dead presidents died at Lincoln was shot at pm, and died at am. Kennedy was shot at pm, and declared dead at pm. Frederique Constant keeps things classic in these Slimline Power Reserve dress watches. Even the date is the same on both pieces. It seems like the brand sticks to as the time in all their visuals. People have suggested that was the time of death of the activist and the face of the American Civil Rights Movement.
The truth is that Dr King was shot pm and declared dead pm. Disaster continues in this list of theories. This goes beyond iconic personalities, and is about the devastating loss of innocent lives, with lifetimes of medical problems that many others faced because of it. People theorised that is what we see in pictures because that was the time when one of the two bombs was dropped. The truth is that the atomic bombs were dropped at am and am, on August 6 and 9, , on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively.
World War II contributes to this theory as well. Most of them just follow the norm, no questions asked. Some follow exact guidelines set by the brands that the watches belong to. Such is the case with Timex watches. Timex is said to have claimed that the industry norm at one point was to photograph all watches at However, this made the face of the watch appear as though it was frowning.
Hence, this was reversed to have all Timex watches in pictures to tell the time as to be exact. In fact, this is the guideline they follow even when it comes to depicting their digital watches. The one reason that most of them would probably agree with is the fact that shows practically every element on the face of the watch as clearly as possible.
Even design elements in the counterweights of the hands can be seen clearly at These Breitling Aviator 8 Curtiss Warhawk watches have the time set to about , which works on all three dials, without obstructing the view of the sub-dials in both chronograph versions. The time set to also seems to be Omega's go-to, as seen in these classic Constellation watches in steel, for women and men. Even these jewelled Omega Constellation pieces in rose gold, paved with diamonds, tell the time as in this official brand visual.
So the truth is simple. The time at shows you the dial of the watch in the best possible way it can be seen. This is obviously true for most analogue watch dials. However, when Apple launched their now widely popular Apple Watch in , they too chose to depict their dials at Although, Apple has never called the Apple Watch a smartwatch, as they like for it to be seen as just a timepiece with additional and advanced technical features—a natural evolution of the wristwatch.
In a world where norms are followed, there are bound to be exceptions. Whatever the reason that led people to come up with these explanations, they are all wrong and, with a little consideration, patently absurd.
The eagle-eyed shopper will have noticed that Apple watches are not set to , but to Specifically, Apple watches are set to and 30 seconds. Apple was not the first watch manufacturer to thumb their noses in the face of tradition.
Timex, an American-based company, has its clockfaces set to So, are Apple and Timex just trying to be different for the sake of being different? Well, yes and no. Every iteration of the iPhone is displayed with the time because that was the time when the groundbreaking phone was first displayed to the public. Almost in all cases, the secondary dials such as chronograph, date dial at 3, 6, or 9 positions will not be obscured by the position of the hands.
Generally, the company logo is placed below At position, the hands provide a nice framing to the logo. At ten past ten, both the hands are in such a place that the timepiece can be represented as a smiling face.
But the position looks similar to a sad face. The Timex watch company used to set as their default time earlier. The number is called angel number which represents spiritual development and enlightenment. While the standard-setting looks , there is a slight difference in the time.
Often, the watchmakers try to show their competitors that they are ahead of time. I hope you are now very much clear on the myths and facts about the clock setting.
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