Gold Watch, a Gift From Titanic Survivors, Sells for Nearly $2 Million
It’s a fine gold Tiffany pocket watch. It probably sold for $20 or $30 when it was first purchased in 1912, and Andrew Aldridge, the managing director of the British auction house Henry Aldridge & Son,
A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for a record price
LONDON (AP) — A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck.
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 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.
Gold watch belonging to captain who rescued 700 Titanic survivors sells for £1.56 MILLION – in record-breaking sum
A GOLD pocket watch that once belonged to a captain who saved 700 passengers from the ill-fated Titanic has sold for an eye-watering amount. The stunning 18-carat Tiffany & Co time piece sold
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.
Titanic treasure: Captain Rostron’s gold watch smashes auction record
A gold pocket watch presented to Captain Arthur Rostron, who led the rescue of 700 Titanic survivors, has set a new auction record.
A Tiffany & Co. Pocket Watch That Belonged to a ‘Titantic’ Hero Just Sold for a Record $1.97 Million
Over a century after the Titanic disaster, the ship’s memorabilia continues to set records.
Ticker: Titanic watch ticks off record price 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, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck.
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.
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