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 ...
A piece of history linked to one of the wealthiest passengers aboard the ill-fated Titanic has set a new record at auction. The 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch, belonging to John Jacob Astor IV ...
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 ...
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 ...
A pocket watch that belonged to the wealthiest passenger aboard the Titanic sold for £1,175 million (€1,38 million, $1,46 million) at auction Saturday, smashing a pre-sale estimate. Henry ...
A gold watch worn by the richest man aboard the Titanic sold for a record-breaking $1.5 million at an auction in England on Saturday. Henry Aldridge and Son, a Wiltshire auction house known for ...
14-carat gold watch belonging to John Jacob Astor, reportedly richest passenger onboard ill-fated liner, may fetch up to £150,000 A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of the wealthy ...
A gold watch belonging to John Jacob Astor, the wealthiest passenger aboard the Titanic, was auctioned off for a record-breaking £1.17 million ($1.46 million) in England on April 28, 2024. The ...
(CNN) — A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, will go up for sale at an auction of memorabilia from the doomed ship.
The 14-carat gold pocket watch formerly belonged to the Titanic's richest passenger, businessman John Jacob Astor IV, who died during the ship's sinking. A 14-carot gold pocket watch formerly ...
A gold watch worn by the richest man aboard the Titanic sold for a record-breaking $1.5 million at an auction in England on Saturday. Henry Aldridge and Son, a Wiltshire auction house known for ...