Gold Watch, a Gift From Titanic Survivors, Sells for Nearly $2 Million
The gold watch was given to the captain of the Carpathia, the ship that responded to the Titanic’s distress call and rescued hundreds of people.
A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for a record price
A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly $2 million.
Gold pocket watch becomes most expensive piece of memorabilia linked to Titanic
A gold pocket watch given to a ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million -- a record for memorabilia linked to the shipwreck.
Watch given as gift to captain who rescued 700 Titanic passengers sells for record $2.6m
The 18-carat gold pocket watch was given by the widows of three wealthy passengers who all sank with the ship. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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 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.
Watch gifted to captain who saved 700 Titanic passengers sells for record fee
The 18-carat Tiffany & Co pocket watch belonged to Captain Arthur Rostron, who helped save the 705 people from the sunken ship.
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
Watch given to captain who saved 700 Titanic passengers sells for £1,560,000
A gold pocket watch presented to the captain of a boat which rescued more than 700 passengers from the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking £1.56 million. It was the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia, auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son, of Devizes, Wiltshire, said on Saturday, and went to a private collector in the US.
Titanic captain’s watch fetches record-breaking price at auction
A gold pocket watch that was awarded to the captain who rescued 700 Titanic survivors fetched for almost $2million at auction.As per multiple outlets, the 18-carat Tiffany & Co. watch was gifted to Captain Arthur Rostron by three
Lancashire's Titanic hero makes the record books after his watch sells for £1.5m
The previous Titanic memorabilia record was set in April this year when a gold pocket watch, recovered from the body of Mr Astor, sold for £1.175m at the same Devizes-based house
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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 ...
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A Tiffany & Co. Pocket Watch That Belonged to a ‘Titantic’ Hero Just Sold for a Record $1.97 Million
The captain was gifted the pocket watch at the widow’s mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City one year after the ship ...