A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for a record price
A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly $2 million.
Watch given as gift to captain who rescued 700 Titanic passengers sells for record $2.6m
The 18-carat gold pocket watch was given by the widows of three wealthy passengers who all sank with the ship. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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).
Gold watch given to Titanic hero sells for record £1.56 million
The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. watch was presented to Rostron by three women survivors, including Madeleine Astor, in gratitude for his bravery in rescuing survivors after the Titanic sank in 1912.
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 watch gifted to Titanic rescuer sells for record £1.56m
The previous record for Titanic memorabilia was set in April, when John Jacob Astor’s gold watch sold for £1.175m.
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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,
Titanic rescue captain's pocket watch sells for record $2 million at auction
A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million.
Pocket watch from Titanic rescue captain sells for record price
Auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son, who sold the watch to a private U.S. collector on Saturday, said it’s the most paid for a piece of Titanic memorabilia.
Watch given to captain who saved 700 Titanic passengers sells for £1.56 million
A gold pocket watch presented to the captain of a boat which rescued more than 700 passengers from the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking £1.56 million. It was the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia,
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Titanic gold pocket watch sells for £900,000
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