A pocket watch made in Coventry in 1907 has set a new world record after being sold at an auction in Switzerland.

Carl Player, 31, from Coventry, said the antique, which was made by his great-great grandfather, had been estimated to fetch £1m.

But it set a new record with auctioneers Phillips Watches confirming it sold for 2,238,000 Swiss francs, equivalent to £2,122,896.

The timepiece includes moon phases, an alarm and thermometer and was described as "one of the world's most complicated vintage pocket watches ever made".

Mr Player, who attended the auction in Geneva, said he felt a "connection" to his ancestor when he held the device.