Pocket watch linking two prime ministers more than doubles estimate at Berkshire auction

A pocket watch given to Sir Winston Churchill by Henry Herbert Asquith for Christmas in 1905 sold for £76,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Berkshire auction house Dawsons.

Both men went on to become prime ministers: Asquith as leader of the Liberal Party in 1908-16 and Ch…

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