Lancashire's Titanic hero makes record books

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.
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 watch given to Titanic hero sells for record £1.56 million
The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. watch was presented to Rostron by three women survivors, including Madeleine Astor, in gratitude for his bravery in rescuing survivors after the Titanic sank in 1912.
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).
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.
A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for 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
Lancashire's Titanic hero makes the record books after his watch sells for £1.5m
The previous Titanic memorabilia record was set in April this year when a gold pocket watch, recovered from the body of Mr Astor, sold for £1.175m at the same Devizes-based house
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.
Watch given to captain who saved 700 Titanic passengers sells for £1.56 million
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,
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Titanic gold pocket watch sells for £900,000
The gold watch belonging to Mr J.J. Astor sold for £900,000 A gold pocket watch worn by the wealthiest passenger on the Titanic has sold for six times the asking price, fetching £900,000.
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Record auction price for 14-carat gold pocket watch belonging to the richest passenger on the Titanic
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A Pocket Watch, Frozen in Time During the Titanic Sinking, Could Fetch $100,000 at Auction
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Gold pocket watch owned by the richest man on the Titanic, who died when the ship sank, fetches record $1.5 million
A gold pocket watch that belonged to the richest man on the Titanic has sold at auction for a record-breaking £1.175 million, which is roughly $1.5 million. The watch was sold on Saturday to ...