The theory is that the hands show a smiley face - enticing people to want to buy a new watch ! However, in reality - the position of the hands has nothing to do with a potential customers wish to buy a watch.
7:49 as shown on the clock display or "49 minutes past 7 o'clock" ==============
Showed is the past tense of show. The past participle of show is shown.
Watches and clocks have been developed over a long time and made by many makers, and improved by many inventor, so it is not certain who was the "founder." The hands on a watch or clock, on display in a shop, etc, is usually set to 10 minutes past 10 as it makes the watch or clock look like it is smiling!
Clocks and watches on display often are set at 10:10 because of the symmetrical look of the two hands on the face. Twenty after eight is also popular.In addition this position usually allows the logo on the watch's face to be clearly visible.
Shown is the past participle of the verb show. The simple past tense is showed.
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The past tense is displayed.
The past tense of watches is watched... "Bob watched the baseball game last night"
past: showed; past participle: shown
In the past the designers of the Movado watches have also designed watches for Coach. They have also worked for Tiffinay and Company, and Cartier, and even worked with Andy Warhol.
The past participle is displayed.
No, the word 'displayed' is not a noun.The word 'displayed' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to display. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.The word 'display' is both a verb and a noun.The noun 'display' is a common noun, a general word for a collection of objects arranged for public viewing; a general word for a performance, show, or event staged for public entertainment; a general word for a demonstration of an emotion, skill, or quality; a general word for an advertisement or headline designed to catch the eye; a general word for an electronic device, such as a computer monitor or cell phone screen; a word for any display of any kind.