Re-visit watch showing 3:15.
It actually indicates 0315/1515 precisely...the register is off. Second hand sits at 1200, minute hand is not ON the 3.
Likely caused by several updating efforts (Daylight savings time...28/30/31 days, etc.)
Indicates, to me, the photographer was focused on the sweep-hand to arrive at 12, not concerned with other hands on face.
Photo means watch says 0315/1500.
The second hand is not on 1200. That is a hand for other things, probably stop watch and timer. The seconds are located on a small dial, and as I recall, were at 40. Took me a while to figure that out, when everyone was saying it was at 3:14:40 and I was like, WTH?