A gold pocket watch that belonged to the Titanic’s wealthiest passenger has sold for almost $1.5 million, over seven times ...
The price was nearly 10 times the high estimate established by British auction house Aldridge & Son.
When Astor’s body was recovered, it was accompanied by the trappings of an elite American life: gold and diamond cufflinks; a ...
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 ($1.485 million) at auction on ...
The timepiece was recovered from the body of John Jacob Astor, after he died in the sinking of the ship in the early hours of April 15, 1912. A prominent American businessman, real estate ...