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. 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, according to Boston-based auction house, RR Auction. 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. It fetched a total of $31,113 (£24,550) at auction on Thursday, with…