Its auction price for the watch worn by the richest man aboard the Titanic, is the highest amount ever paid for a single item from the doomed liner. A pocket watch that belonged to the wealthiest ...
A pocket watch owned by John Jacob Astor IV, the wealthiest Titanic passenger, was auctioned for £1.175 million, far exceeding the estimated £100,000-£150,000. Astor's watch, along with other ...
UNDATED (CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A gold watch worn by the wealthiest person aboard the iconic Titanic will go up for auction Saturday. John Jacob Astor IV's watch is among a number of historic items ...
Andrew Aldridge, the auctioneer, described the prices fetched by these Titanic artifacts as "absolutely incredible", attributing the high demand to both their historical significance and the ...
A gold pocket watch found on the Titanic’s wealthiest passenger will be auctioned. John Jacob Astor, 47, was last seen on the sinking ship, smoking and chatting. Recovered a week later, his body had ...
LONDON — A gold watch found on the body of the richest passenger on the Titanic was auctioned in England for £1.17 million ($1.46 million) on Saturday. It was a record sum for an object linked ...
Even before it sank, the RMS Titanic was a symbol of wealth and luxury. Today, it remains so, with many artifacts recovered from the wreckage the subject of bidding wars. On Saturday, a 14-carat ...
The watch, engraved with the initials JJA, was found with John Jacob Astor IV's body when it was recovered several days after the Titanic sank in April 1912. (Source: Instagram) A pocket watch that ...
A gold watch found on the body of the richest passenger on the Titanic was auctioned in England for £1.17 million ($1.46 million) on Saturday. A close-up shot of a gold watch against black background.