Gold pocket watch given to captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for record price
The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. watch was given by three women survivors to Capt. Arthur Rostron for diverting his passenger ship, the RMS Carpathia, to save them and others after the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the north Atlantic.
Gold watch, a gift from Titanic survivors, sells for nearly $2 million
The gold watch was given to the captain of the Carpathia, the ship that responded to the Titanic’s distress call and rescued hundreds of people.
Watch Given to Captain for Saving Hundreds of “Titanic” Passengers Sells for Nearly $2M at Auction
The 18-carat gold Tiffany & Co. timepiece is the highest-valued piece of 'Titanic' memorabilia This pocket watch could rival the Heart of the Ocean. A gold Tiffany & Co. pocket watch given to a captain who saved passengers from the Titanic sold for almost $2 million at an auction over the weekend,
Gold watch gifted to Titanic hero who saved 700 lives sells for record £1.5 million
A gold watch gifted to the captain of a ship which rescued more than 700 passengers and crew from the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking £1.56 million ($1.97 million).
Watch Gifted to Titanic Rescuer of 700 Passengers Sets Auction Record
Pocket watch gifted to the ship captain who rescued 700 Titanic passengers sold at auction for $1.97 million, setting a new record.
Watch given to Titanic hero sells for £1.5m
A gold pocket watch given to the British boat captain who rescued more than 700 passengers from the Titanic has sold at auction for a record-breaking £1.56m ($1.97m). The 18-carat Tiffany & Co timepiece was given to Sir Arthur Rostron, then captain of passenger ship RMS Carpathia, by survivors he rescued.
A Tiffany & Co. Pocket Watch That Belonged to a ‘Titantic’ Hero Just Sold for a Record $1.97 Million
The 18-karat gold Tiffany & Co. timepiece was gifted to British captain Sir Arthur Rostron who saved 700 passengers on the night the Titanic sank.
A Pocket Watch Gifted to Titanic Hero Sets a New Record at Auction
A gold watch gifted to Arthur Rostron, the captain of the Carpathia who saved 700 Titanic passengers, has sold in a private sale.
Titanic hero’s gold pocket watch sold for record figure at auction
A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly €2m, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck.
Gold pocket watch becomes most expensive piece of memorabilia linked to Titanic
A gold pocket watch given to a ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million -- a record for memorabilia linked to the shipwreck.
Lancashire's Titanic hero makes the record books after his watch sells for £1.5m
The previous Titanic memorabilia record was set in April this year when a gold pocket watch, recovered from the body of Mr Astor, sold for £1.175m at the same Devizes-based house
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Gold watch belonging to captain who rescued 700 Titanic survivors sells for £1.56 MILLION – in record-breaking sum
The RMS Titanic was thought to be unsinkable but ... who held onto a valuable instrument with a tragic past. A GOLD pocket watch belonging to Jacob John Astor who perished on the ill-fated ...
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Record auction price for 14-carat gold pocket watch belonging to the richest passenger on the Titanic
A pocket watch that belonged to the wealthiest passenger aboard RMS Titanic sold for £1,175 million ... The auction for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch was sold ...