Why are most watches in advertisements set to 10:08?

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Dec 14, 2006

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20 Comments, add your own...
1. Armani_Exchange | December 14th, 2006 at 11:47 am
Those people who works in advertisement business are really working hard :P
2. Armani_Exchange | December 14th, 2006 at 11:50 am
BTW Mark how did you notice that it might have meaning? :)
3. Hussain | December 14th, 2006 at 11:53 am
LOL! I didn’t notice that!
interesting and logical reasons :)
4. Mark | December 14th, 2006 at 12:08 pm
i already asked a photographer about this like 3 years ago.
5. zoomzoom | December 14th, 2006 at 12:21 pm
there is no true answer, the artice show several reasons but not a definitive.
6. Fonzy | December 14th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
interesting… i never noticed.
7. vampire | December 14th, 2006 at 1:41 pm
why ?! “
i don’t know (-___-) “
8. 3abboud of rak | December 14th, 2006 at 3:07 pm
never noticed that either.. not very observant i guess.
that’s why i keep coming back to this blog
9. MiRoOoOo !! | December 14th, 2006 at 3:20 pm
That’s so COOOOL !!!
10. Moey | December 14th, 2006 at 9:00 pm
nice article mark
11. BlueSand | December 14th, 2006 at 11:33 pm
LOL! I actually got a magazine and looked for watch ads, and all of them were set to 10:08!!!
12. Mark deSouza | December 15th, 2006 at 1:21 am
yeah. We had studies about this in one of my marketing classes.
13. s | December 15th, 2006 at 3:05 am
i never really noticed to be honest..
i dont get any of the reasons tho, its not definite you know..
15. Labeeb | December 15th, 2006 at 9:31 am
10:08 a cool name for a new blog !!
17. moocherx | December 15th, 2006 at 1:33 pm
The photographers are only available at 10:08.
They can be very fussy.
18. Marzouq | December 15th, 2006 at 1:48 pm
I just thought cuz it doesnt cover up the name or anything else! heheehe
19. Blue Ice Envy | December 16th, 2006 at 2:05 pm
Interesting.
20. anonymous | December 29th, 2006 at 1:22 am
i like panerai it kicks-ass .. but would choose a rollie over it anyday anytime.
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