Titanic Watch Sells for Record-Breaking £1.175 Million
John Jacob Astor’s watch that was recovered from the wreck of the Titanic sold at auction for £1.175 million.
Source: Henry Aldridge & Son
A gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million.
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.