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A watch melted during the 6 August 1945 bombing of Hiroshima has sold for more than USD 31,000 at auction. The watch is frozen in time at the moment of the detonation of an atomic bomb over the Japanese city — 8:15 a.m. — during the closing days of World War ll, according to Boston-based RR Auction. The winning bid in the auction that ended Thursday was USD 31,113. The artefact was recovered from the ruins of Hiroshima and offered a glimpse into the immense destruction of the first atomic bomb detonated over a city. The winning bidder opted to remain anonymous.
A watch that melted during the atomic blast over Hiroshima, Japan, sells for more than $31,000
A watch melted during the Aug. 6, 1945, bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, sold at auction Thursday for more than $31,000.