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A broken pocket watch once owned by Mahatma Gandhi has been sold at an auction for £12,000.
It was estimated that the silver-plated Swiss watch would sell for up to £10,000 at the East Bristol Auctions last Friday.
The watch was given to the seller’s grandfather, Mohanlal Sharma by Gandhi back in 1944 as a thank you for his devotion.
Auctioneer Andrew Stowe said the buyer was a private collector based in the United States, BBC News reports.
In Agust, a pair of glasses believed to have been worn by Gandhi sold for £260,000.
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