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An 18-carat gold pocket watch owned by Isador Straus becomes the most expensive Titanic memorabilia in auction history.

The Jules Jurgensen timepiece belonged to wealthy American businessman Isidor Straus, who died with his wife, Ida, in the ...

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A gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic is set to go under the hammer for a whopping £150,000. Business magnate John Jacob Astor was one of the world's ...

A gold pocket watch that belonged to an elderly couple who drowned as the Titanic sunk has sold for a record-breaking £1.78m ...

A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the shipwreck. The 18-carat ...

A gold pocket watch that once belonged to a couple last seen holding hands on the deck of the Titanic as it sunk has sold for ...

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. The ...

The magnate had tried to snag a spot on one of the lifeboats 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 ...