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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
The 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch which once belonged to wealthy business magnate, John Jacob Astor, 47, is expected to fetch up to $189,562 in the auction. A gold pocket watch recovered from the ...
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 ...
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — A gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of the richest man on board the ill-fated Titanic, has been auctioned for a record-breaking £1.2m (RM7.2 million).
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 ...
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 ...