Watch melted during atomic blast over Hiroshima sells for more than RM148,000
A watch melted during the August 6, 1945 bombing of Hiroshima has sold for more than $31,000 (RM148,000) at auction.
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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 detonation of the atomic bomb over the city during the closing days of World War ll.
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.
The watch’s hands are still set at 8:15 a.m. which is the moment the atomic bomb was detonated in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.
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