The watch is frozen in time at the moment of the detonation of an atomic bomb over the Japanese city — 8:15 a.m. This photo provided by RR Auction shows a watch melted during the Aug.6, 1945 bombing ...

A watch that melted during the August 6, 1945, atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, was sold for more than $31,000 at auction. The watch’s appearance shows evidence that it was frozen in time at the ...

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