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Hiroshima watch with hands stuck at exact time of bombing sells for thousands


A melted watch frozen in time during the Hiroshima bombing has been sold for more than $31,000 (£24,000) at auction.

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The wristwatch shows the exact moment the atomic bomb was detonated over the Japanese city, at 8.15am on 6 August 1945, during the final days of the Second World War.

The brass-toned timepiece is believed to have been recovered from the ruins of the blast zone by a British soldier on a mission to provide emergency supplies and assess the damage.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...-bombing-fetches-24000-at-auction/ar-BB1iMTVy

maximus otter
 
Hiroshima watch with hands stuck at exact time of bombing sells for thousands


A melted watch frozen in time during the Hiroshima bombing has been sold for more than $31,000 (£24,000) at auction.

Hiroshima-Watch-3-1024x927.jpg


The wristwatch shows the exact moment the atomic bomb was detonated over the Japanese city, at 8.15am on 6 August 1945, during the final days of the Second World War.

The brass-toned timepiece is believed to have been recovered from the ruins of the blast zone by a British soldier on a mission to provide emergency supplies and assess the damage.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...-bombing-fetches-24000-at-auction/ar-BB1iMTVy

maximus otter

What a unique, if not harrowing piece of history.
 
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