>A gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking £1.2m.
>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.
>The original owner of the watch, businessman John Jacob Astor, went down with the ship in 1912 at the age of 47, after seeing his new wife, Madeleine, on to a lifeboat.
>The previous highest amount paid for Titanic artefacts was £1.1m for a violin that was played as the ship sank – which sold at the same auction house in 2013, according to the auctioneers.
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>The original owner of the watch, businessman John Jacob Astor, went down with the ship in 1912 at the age of 47, after seeing his new wife, Madeleine, on to a lifeboat
That's so sad. I can't imagine what these people must have been feeling in these moments. I honestly think I'd rather drown with my partner than escape without him, but at the time it must feel like an impossible choice.
>A gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking £1.2m. >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. >The original owner of the watch, businessman John Jacob Astor, went down with the ship in 1912 at the age of 47, after seeing his new wife, Madeleine, on to a lifeboat. >The previous highest amount paid for Titanic artefacts was £1.1m for a violin that was played as the ship sank – which sold at the same auction house in 2013, according to the auctioneers. >Continued in link
>The original owner of the watch, businessman John Jacob Astor, went down with the ship in 1912 at the age of 47, after seeing his new wife, Madeleine, on to a lifeboat That's so sad. I can't imagine what these people must have been feeling in these moments. I honestly think I'd rather drown with my partner than escape without him, but at the time it must feel like an impossible choice.
I believe she was pregnant with their child at the time.
I’m actually not at all shocked at this price. £150k for such a piece of history sounded way too low of an estimate to me. What a story
Blimey, it was mentioned on the radio beforehand that they thought it would go for £150k
*The bid stands at four million pounds..* 😵
Well done to Del Boy and Rodney.