Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Watch Sells for Over $31,000 at Auction

The wristwatch, frozen at the moment of the 1945 detonation, symbolizes the dawn of the nuclear age and raises ethical concerns over profiting from historical tragedies.

A wristwatch that survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing on August 6, 1945, sold for $31,113 in the United States.
The watch's hands are frozen at 8:15 a.m., the exact time of the atomic bomb detonation, serving as a poignant reminder of the event's devastation.
Recovered by a British soldier, the timepiece is considered a symbol marking the dawn of the nuclear age.
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons opposed the sale, highlighting ethical concerns over profiting from artifacts with significant historical lessons.
RR Auction hopes the watch serves as an educational symbol to remind humanity of the destructive capabilities it must strive to avoid.