A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of the richest man who died on the Titanic has gone up for auction. John Jacob Astor, 47, was the wealthiest man aboard the ship and would have been a ...

A gold pocket watch that was given to Capt. Arthur Rostron, captain of RMS Carpathia that rescued 700 survivors of the Titanic, sold at auction for nearly $2 million.

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 shipwreck. The 18-carat Tif… ...

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 ...

A gold pocket watch worn by the richest passenger aboard the Titanic when the ill-fated ocean liner sank was sold at auction on Saturday for a record-breaking sum of nearly $1.5 million. The ...

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.

Gold pocket watch becomes most expensive piece of memorabilia linked to Titanic A pocket watch that once belonged to a passenger on the Titanic will be available to purchase at the end of this ...

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 shipwreck. The 18-carat ...

This photo shows a gold pocket watch that was given to Capt. Arthur Rostron, captain of RMS Carpathia, which rescued 700 survivors of the Titanic. ( (Andrew Aldridge / Associated Press)) ...

LONDON — 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 shipwreck.

This undated photo made available by Henry Aldridge and Son shows a gold pocket watch that was given to Capt. Arthur Rostron, captain of RMS Carpathia that rescued 700 survivors of the Titanic.