Reading too far into it...

[Nicolecat]

Or are you?
I never even paid attention to the time displayed on the apple watch.
But evidently it has significant meaning. lol.

http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Time-Apple-Watch-Ads-37060381

 

[Armen]

Or are you?
I never even paid attention to the time displayed on the apple watch.
But evidently it has significant meaning. lol.

http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Time-Apple-Watch-Ads-37060381

neat! I just learned that covering your Apple watch during an incoming call mutes the ring.

 

[Nicolecat]

10:09...a little pun that they're "ahead of the times"

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

I don't buy the theory that they're trying to symbolize they're one minute ahead of the competitors. They may simply be doing it so the long hand doesn't block the "2" and they want to be consistent with the time when displaying it digitally.

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neat! I just learned that covering your Apple watch during an incoming call mutes the ring.

And you can do the same to close an app.

 

[Armen]

And you can do the same to close an app.

I love how Apple pays attention to details.

 

[czecho7]

I don't buy the theory that they're trying to symbolize they're one minute ahead of the competitors. They may simply be doing it so the long hand doesn't block the "2" and they want to be consistent with the time when displaying it digitally.

Yea I totally agree.

 

[kmj2318]

I don't know if it was a pun or not. It looks like a joke that was discovered after the fact. They probably started with 10:10, but didn't like how it looked digitally.

 

[neekon]

Not really ahead of all of their competitors, I am a huge Omega fan with 2 Omegas, and when I saw this thread did some research. A quick trip to their website shows that their watches are at 10:08. Rolex however is at 10:10. Patek Philippe has a few at 10:10 and a bunch at 10:08 depending on the face So I think its more just an aesthetic thing than symbolism thing

 

[BMcCoy]

Yup, it's all stems from the aesthetic of an analogue clock face, with the hands making a smiley shape, when the time is around 10:10.

And then it was just habit that kept the time the same on the digital clocks of phones..

Dave Gorman, a UK comedian, has a great stand-up set (with powerpoint slides) all about HTC, and their 10:08 time on everything..

I can't find the clip online at the moment, but it's referenced in this article.

 

[OllyW]

Yup, it's all stems from the aesthetic of an analogue clock face, with the hands making a smiley shape, when the time is around 10:10.

Or you can have a sad face at 3:41.

 

[Caseynd]

that's interesting, I wonder if they really meant it

 

[jaymc]

I love how Apple pays attention to details.

Except on the regular dial faces it shows the second hand on the 30 but the minute hand not between the 9 and 10 minute mark as it should but on the 9. Hmmm.

 

[refslady]

At the Apple presentation, what time was it in Cupertino when the Watch was announced?

 

[Gav2k]

10.08 or 10.10 is a jewellery standard world wide. It allows the watch name to be seen. Generally is the watch has hour markers only then it's 10.10 if it has hour markers with numbers next to each then it's 10.08

 

[ledzepfan1981]

neat! I just learned that covering your Apple watch during an incoming call mutes the ring.

Can we switch the ring off completely and just have it vibrate when we have a call?

 

[mojolicious]

A digital '10:10' is visually a rubbish number. '10:09' looks much more interesting.

 

[Armen]

Can we switch the ring off completely and just have it vibrate when we have a call?

probably?

 

[technosix]

10.08 or 10.10 is a jewellery standard world wide. It allows the watch name to be seen. Generally is the watch has hour markers only then it's 10.10 if it has hour markers with numbers next to each then it's 10.08

Link please (URL)

Thanks in advance

 

[sulpfiction]

Or you can have a sad face at 3:41.

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U were one second too early in ur photo.

 

[OllyW]

U were one second too early in ur photo.

It's actually about 3/4 of a second early. You try catching a sweeping second hand at the exact time using the iPhone camera.

 

[sulpfiction]

It's actually about 3/4 of a second early. You try catching a sweeping second hand at the exact time using the iPhone camera.

lol...I was actually impressed at how close you were! Especially with an iPhone camera.