The pocket watch of the richest man on the Titanic ... iceberg in the early hours of April 15, 1912. His 14-carat gold Waltham watch was sold at Henry Aldridge & Son auction house in Wiltshire ...

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.

The 18-carat gold pocket watch is engraved with the former Conservative ... Asquith Xmas 1905.” The gift was believed to acknowledge Sir Winston's "bold move" in 1904 when he famously crossed ...

The auction for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch was sold to an American buyer. The watch, engraved with the initials JJA, was found with Astor's body when it was recovered ...