A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for a record price
A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly $2 million.
Gold Watch, a Gift From Titanic Survivors, Sells for Nearly $2 Million
It’s a fine gold Tiffany pocket watch. It probably sold for $20 or $30 when it was first purchased in 1912, and Andrew Aldridge, the managing director of the British auction house Henry Aldridge & Son,
Gold watch gifted to Titanic hero who saved 700 lives sells for record £1.5 million
A gold watch gifted to the captain of a ship which rescued more than 700 passengers and crew from the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking £1.56 million ($1.97 million).
Watch given to Titanic hero sells for £1.5m
A gold pocket watch given to the British boat captain who rescued more than 700 passengers from the Titanic has sold at auction for a record-breaking £1.56m ($1.97m). The 18-carat Tiffany & Co timepiece was given to Sir Arthur Rostron, then captain of passenger ship RMS Carpathia, by survivors he rescued.
A Tiffany & Co. Pocket Watch That Belonged to a ‘Titantic’ Hero Just Sold for a Record $1.97 Million
Over a century after the Titanic disaster, the ship’s memorabilia continues to set records.
Lancashire's Titanic hero makes the record books after his watch sells for £1.5m
The previous Titanic memorabilia record was set in April this year when a gold pocket watch, recovered from the body of Mr Astor, sold for £1.175m at the same Devizes-based house
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Record auction price for 14-carat gold pocket watch belonging to the richest passenger on the Titanic
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 ...
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Titanic gold pocket watch sells for £900,000
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.
$8.3 Million F.P. Journe Tops Rolex And Patek At Geneva Watch Auctions
Despite a decline in luxury sales, watch auctions in Geneva by Phillips, Sotheby’s and Christie’s show there's still demand for exceptional timepieces ...
Titanic passenger's postcard sent days before sinking sells for big bucks at auction
A postcard from a passenger aboard the Titanic that was sent out three days before the great ship sank has sold for more than ...
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Churchill's pocket watch to go under the hammer
A pocket watch once gifted to Sir Winston Churchill by Herbert Henry Asquith in 1905 is to be sold at auction. The 18-carat gold pocket watch is engraved with the former Conservative prime ...