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Winston Churchill's prized gold pocket watch which he was gifted by a fellow British prime minister has sold for £95,000.<br />
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Herbert Asquith gave him the engraved timepiece in 1905 after he 'crossed the floor' from the Conservatives to the Liberals. <br />
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It is engraved with Churchill's early coat of arms and carries the message 'To Winston with gratitude H.H Asquith Xmas 1905'.<br />
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A year earlier, Churchill changed sides after falling out with the Conservative leadership over tariff reform and other policies.<br />
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The 18-carat gold minute repeating hunter pocket watch had languished in a drawer in a south of England home for decades before sparking a bidding war at Dawsons Auctioneers, of Maidenhead, Berks.