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A gold pocket watch recovered along with the body of John Jacob Astor, the richest passenger on the Titanic, is up for auction.
Watch Paul Winicki appraise an 1871 Waltham gold presentation pocket watch in Vintage Atlantic City, Hour 2. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines.
1871 Gold Waltham Presentation Pocket Watch with Freemason Provenance 1871 Gold Waltham Presentation Pocket Watch with Freemason Provenance Share Appraiser Paul Winicki ...
The pocket watch of the richest man on the Titanic – recovered when his body was fished out of the Atlantic seven days after the tragedy – was sold a record-breaking £1.175 million yesterday.
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 ...
A private collector in the U.S. paid $1.5 million for the 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch engraved with the initials J.J.A. The item was part of the “Titanic, White Star and Transport ...
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Business magnate John Jacob Astor (right) was one of the world's wealthiest men when he stepped on board the Titanic in 1912 and now is gold pocket watch is set to go under the hammer.
A GOLD pocket watch belonging to the richest man on the Titanic is going on the market. Business magnate John Jacob Astor was aboard the doomed voyager when it sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Oc… ...
April 29, 2024 A Gold Pocket Watch Recovered From the ‘Titanic’ Just Sold for a Record $1.5 Million The Waltham timepiece belonged to the wealthiest passenger on the world-famous liner.
A gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic has been sold for a record-breaking £1.175m. The watch was sold to a private collector in the US at Henry ...