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.
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.
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.
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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.
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 Of Captain Who Saved 700 Titanic Passengers Sells For Record Sum
The captain changed the course of the ship and headed towards the wreckage of the Titanic with lifeboats floating around. According to auctioneer Andrew Aldridge, the watch was "presented principally in gratitude for Rostron's bravery in saving those lives,
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.
Ticker: Titanic watch ticks off record price 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, 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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