A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for a record price
LONDON (AP) — 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 ship wreck.
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,
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).
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 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.
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.
A Pocket Watch Gifted to Titanic Hero Sets a New Record at Auction
A gold watch gifted to Arthur Rostron, the captain of the Carpathia who saved 700 Titanic passengers, has sold in a private sale.
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.
Titanic passenger's postcard sent days before sinking sells for big bucks at auction
A postcard from a passenger aboard the Titanic that was sent out three days before the great ship sank has sold for more than $25,000 along with other Titanic memorabilia.
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.
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.
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