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 auction for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch had a starting ... known as the richest passenger aboard the R.M.S. Titanic and was thought to be among the richest people ...
A pocket watch owned by John Jacob Astor IV, the wealthiest Titanic passenger, was auctioned for £1.175 million ... He was also found with a diamond ring, gold and diamond cufflinks, 225 pounds ...
A pocket watch that belonged to the ... were recovered several days after the Titanic sank. He was also found with a diamond ...
UNDATED (CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A gold watch worn by the wealthiest ... "Astor is well known as the richest passenger aboard the R.M.S. Titanic and was thought to be among the richest people ...
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 ...
Henry Aldridge & Son, the auction house that sold the watch, had predicted it would sell for between £100,000 and £150,000. The auction for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham ... a statement.
On Saturday, a 14-carat gold pocket watch formerly ... He is well-known as the Titanic’s richest passenger, and according to Henry Aldridge & Son, was thought to be among the richest people ...
(Image: AP) A piece of history linked to one of the wealthiest passengers aboard the ill-fated Titanic has set a new record at auction. The 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch, belonging to John ...
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 by Henry Aldridge & Son in Wiltshire.
A gold watch found on the body of the richest passenger on the ... was 47 when he died as the Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912. He was reputed to be one of the richest men in ...