Watch melted during atomic blast over Hiroshima sells for more than RM148,000

This photo provided by RR Auction shows a watch melted during the 6 August bombing of Hiroshima. The watch is frozen in time at the moment of detonation of the atomic bomb over the city during the closing s of World War II, sold on 22 February 2024 for more than USD31,000. - AP

BOSTON (AP): A watch melted during the August 6, 1945 bombing of Hiroshima has sold for more than $31,000 (RM148,000) 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 $31,113.