A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking US$1.485 million at auction on Saturday.
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million at auction on Saturday.Its high selling point has set a “new world record for Titanic memorabilia,” Andrew Aldridge, the managing director of auction house Henry Aldridge and Son, told CNN on Sunday.Astor was one of around 1,500 people who died when the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg.
The watch was among the personal effects found with Astor’s body after the Titanic sank, according to the auction house. He also had gold cufflinks, a diamond ring, money and a pocketbook on him, among other items. McGill University says pro-Palestinian demonstrators 'refuse' to collaborate, encampment violates policiesThese two chemists were friends for decades. A DNA test revealed they were actually cousins
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