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 ...
Its auction price for the watch worn by the richest man aboard the Titanic, is the highest amount ever paid for a single item ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
At an auction event in England, a gold watch once owned by John Jacob Astor, the wealthiest passenger aboard the Titanic, has fetched an astonishing £1.17 million ($1.46 million). The auction, ...
(CTN News) – A historic moment unfolded as a gold pocket watch, salvaged from the remains of the Titanic’s wealthiest passenger, fetched an astounding £1.2 million at auction. The prestigious ...
Gold watch worn by richest passenger aboard Titanic sells for $1.1 million John Jacob Astor IV was among 1,500 people killed when Titanic sank Previous highest amount paid for Titanic artefact was for ...
At a memorabilia auction of the sinking Titanic, a gold watch owned by John Jacob Astor IV, the richest man on board and a member of the Astor family, would be put up for bids. Astor was among the ...