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.
Gold pocket watch given to captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for record price
The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. watch was given by three women survivors to Capt. Arthur Rostron for diverting his passenger ship, the RMS Carpathia, to save them and others after the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the north Atlantic.
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 for a record-breaking £1.56 million ($1.97 million). The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. pocket watch was given to Captain Arthur Rostron by the ...
Watch Given to Captain for Saving Hundreds of “Titanic” Passengers Sells for Nearly $2M at Auction
The 18-carat gold Tiffany & Co. timepiece is the highest-valued piece of 'Titanic' memorabilia This pocket watch could rival the Heart of the Ocean. A gold Tiffany & Co. pocket watch given to a captain who saved passengers from the Titanic sold for almost $2 million at an auction over the weekend,
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 pocket watch Titanic memorabilia sells for record price
A gold pocket watch that was given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction. The watch went for nearly $2 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck.
A Tiffany & Co. Pocket Watch That Belonged to a ‘Titantic’ Hero Just Sold for a Record $1.97 Million
Before hitting the auction block, the previous record for the priciest Titanic collectible was set in April when another gold pocket watch hammered down for $1.5 million at an earlier Henry Aldrige and Son event. The 14-karat Waltham timepiece was actually ...
Titanic treasure: Captain Rostron’s gold watch smashes auction record
A gold pocket watch presented to Captain Arthur Rostron, who led the rescue of 700 Titanic survivors, has set a new auction record.
Titanic hero’s gold pocket watch sold for record figure at auction
A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly €2m, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck.
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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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 ...
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A Pocket Watch, Frozen in Time During the Titanic Sinking, Could Fetch $100,000 at Auction
Two pocket watches ... The other watch is an 18-karat gold example by Tiffany & Co. that was presented to Captain Rostron in May 1912 by three Titanic survivors. It commemorates his efforts ...