A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for approx. €1.8 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the famous shipwreck.

The 18-carat gold watch ... on the inner case The pocket watch is inscribed on the inner case: "To Winston with gratitude H. H. Asquith Xmas 1905." The gift was believed to acknowledge Sir ...