A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly $2 ...
A gold pocket watch given to a ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million -- a record for memorabilia linked to the shipwreck.
The 18-karat gold Tiffany & Co. timepiece was gifted to British captain Sir Arthur Rostron who saved 700 passengers on the night the Titanic sank.
The auction for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch was sold to an American buyer. The watch, engraved with the initials JJA, was found with Astor's body when it was recovered ...
The gold watch belonging to Mr J.J. Astor sold for £900,000 A gold pocket watch worn by the wealthiest passenger on the Titanic has sold for six times the asking price, fetching £900,000.
LONDON (AP) — A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for ...