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Gold pocket watch owned by wealthiest Titanic passenger up for auction
“Astor is well known as the richest passenger aboard the R.M.S. Titanic and was thought to be among the richest people in the world at that time, with a net worth of roughly $87 million (equivalent to several billion dollars today),” according to Henry Aldridge & Son.
Gold watch of richest Titanic passenger sells for $1.46 million
A gold pocket watch recovered along with the body of John Jacob Astor, the richest passenger on the Titanic, is up for auction.
Titanic passenger's gold watch auctioned for record price
Henry Aldridge& Son, the auction house that sold the watch, had predicted it would sell for between £100,000 and £150,000.. The watch, engraved with the initials JJA, was found with Astor's body when it was recovered several days after the Titanic sank in April 1912.
Gold pocket watch of richest Titanic passenger sells for record price
A gold watch found on the body of the richest passenger on the Titanic has been auctioned in the United Kingdom for 1.17 million British pounds ($1.46m) – a record sum paid for an object linked to the infamous 1912 shipping disaster.
Watch of richest Titanic passenger sells for $2 million
The body of millionaire John Jacob Astor was found a week after the ship sank in 1912. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Gold pocket watch found on body of Titanic’s richest man after he went down with ship goes on sale
A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of the richest man who died on the Titanic has gone up for auction. John Jacob Astor, 47, was the wealthiest man aboard the ship and would have been a billionaire by today’s standards, with an estimated net worth of $87 million at the time – roughly $2.75 billion today.
Titanic gold pocket watch sells for £900,000
A gold pocket watch worn by the wealthiest passenger on the Titanic has sold for six times the asking price, fetching £900,000. The watch belonged to businessman John Jacob Astor and was estimated to sell for £150,000 when it went under the hammer in Wiltshire.
Gold watch discovered on Titanic’s richest passenger worth an incredible £150k
John Jacob Astor had an estate worth £7billion in today's money, now the watch recovered from his body after he died on the Titanic is being sold.
Gold pocket watch belonging to richest passenger on Titanic auctioned at record-breaking amount – Here’s its picture
Henry Aldridge & Son, the auction house behind the sale, had initially anticipated the watch to fetch between £100,000 and £150,000.
Gold Watch Owned By Wealthiest Titanic Passenger Sells For $1.46 Million
A gold watch found on the body of the richest passenger on the Titanic was auctioned in England for £1.17 million ($1.46 million) on Saturday.
Gold pocket watch owned by the richest man on the Titanic, who died when the ship sank, fetches record $1.5 million
A gold pocket watch that belonged to the richest man on the Titanic has sold at auction for a record-breaking £1.175 million, which is roughly $1.5 million. The watch was sold on Saturday to a private collector in the US by Henry Aldridge & Son,
Watch belonging to Titanic's richest passenger and violin case belonging to ship's bandmaster sold at auction
A golden watch belonging to the Titanic's richest passenger and a violin bag belonging to the bandmaster have gone under the ...
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Titanic passenger's gold watch auctioned for record price
Its auction price for the watch worn by the richest man aboard the Titanic, is the highest amount ever paid for a single item from the doomed liner. A pocket watch that belonged to the ...