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A pocket watch beloning to Sir Winston Churchill has been sold at auction for £76,000.
The 18-carat gold watch, engraved with Sir Winston’s coat of arms, surpassed initial sale price estimates of £20,000-£30,000.
The timepiece was gifted to the former prime minister by Herbert Henry Asquith in 1905.
Dawsons auctioneer Edward Langmead called the sale a “thrilling outcome”, BBC News reports.
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