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.
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.
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,
Gold watch gifted to Titanic hero who saved 700 lives sells for record $1.97 million
A gold watch gifted to the captain of a ship who rescued more than 700 passengers and crew from the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking $1.97 million.
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
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.
Watch given to Titanic hero sells for £1.56m
Auctioneers say the watch sale is the highest-ever for a Titanic artefact.
Titanic rescue captain's pocket watch sells for record $2 million at auction
A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million.
Pocket watch from Titanic rescue captain sells for record price
Auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son, who sold the watch to a private U.S. collector on Saturday, said it’s the most paid for a piece of Titanic memorabilia.
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