http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_31225...u=news.quirkies

Archeologists in China are baffled after finding a tiny Swiss watch in a 400-year-old tomb.

The watch ring was discovered as archeologists were making a documentary with two journalists from Shangsi town.

"When we tried to remove the soil wrapped around the coffin, a piece of rock suddenly dropped off and hit the ground with a metallic sound,? said Jiang Yanyu, former curator of the Guangxi Autonomous Region Museum.

"We picked up the object, and found it was a ring. After removing the covering soil and examining it further, we were shocked to see it was a watch."

The time was stopped at 10:06am, and on the back was engraved the word "Swiss", reports the People's Daily.

Local experts say they are confused as they believe the tomb had been undisturbed since it was created during the Ming dynasty 400 years ago.

They have suspended the dig and are waiting for experts to arrive from Beijing and help them unravel the mystery.

I wonder how many seconds this thread will last.

I wonder how many seconds this thread will last.

I want to know if the watch was still working?

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How would they know that it stopped at 10.06 AM, and not 10.06 PM? Was it a digital watch then?

this thread wont be around for long anyways.

where are you meant to post irrelevant topics?

Please mr mod, when you shut this thread tell me where..

thanks in advance

where are you meant to post irrelevant topics?

Please mr mod, when you shut this thread tell me where..

thanks in advance

farang pub section - off topic thread

thanks for the info!

moving it there.

hmm.. shed loads of threads.. anyone know of a strange news type thread... cheers

depends on how strang

How come it's SWiss watch?

were they trading Swiss watch during Ming Dynasty as they believed that it hadn't been disturbed?? LOL

They must have had small wrists back 400 years ago.....and good glasses too!

It was Dr Who,or a hoax ?

dnt think it's a hoax