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Gold watch recovered from body of richest man on the Titanic sells for £1.2m

A gold pocket watch retrieved from the body of the Titanic's richest man sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million to a US private collector at an auction in Devizes, Wiltshire.
This sale marks the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia.
Businessman John Jacob Astor owned the watch, which was recovered from his body after he perished with the ship in 1912.

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BBC News

Two of the 'most valuable' Titanic items up for sale in Wiltshire

The violin case and a gold watch belonged to two men who bravely went down with the ship in 1912.

15 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Gold pocket watch of richest man on Titanic fetches record-breaking £1.2m

Amount paid for businessman John Jacob Astor’s watch is highest ever for Titanic memorabilia, auctioneers sayA gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking £1.2m.The watch was sold on Saturday to a private collector in the US at Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, Wiltshire, for the highest amount ever for Titanic memorabilia, the auctioneers said. Continue reading...

14 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Gold watch worn by richest passenger aboard Titanic sells for record-breaking US$1.5 million

A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking US$1.485 million at auction on Saturday.

13 days ago·Canada

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NDTV

Gold Watch Owned By Wealthiest Titanic Passenger Sells For $1.46 Million

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 to the notorious 1912 shipping disaster, said auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son. A US buyer won the bidding war, smashing the auctioneer's pre-sale estimate of between £100,000 and £150,000. The watch, engraved with the initials JJA, belonged to the US business magn…

15 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Mirror

Gold watch from Titanic's richest man sells for eye-watering amount at auction

The 14-carat Waltham timepiece belonged American hotelier John Jacob Astor IV - who was the richest man on the Titanic - and was among more than 1,522 people who died after the “unsinkable” ship struck an iceburg in 1912

14 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Global News

Gold watch owned by richest Titanic passenger sells for record-breaking $2M - National

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.

13 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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