The captain was gifted the pocket watch at the widow’s mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City one year after the ship set sail. In addition to the timepiece, Rostron receieved the U.S ...
Astor's 14 carat gold Waltham pocket watch, inscribed with his initials, was given to John's son Vincent, who took the watch to be repaired it before wearing it himself until 1935. He then passed ...
These include a postcard sent home by one passenger who went down with the ship just three days later and a cherished pocket watch ... The other watch is an 18-karat gold example by Tiffany ...
A gold pocket watch, a poignant relic of the Titanic disaster and a testament to the heroism of Captain Arthur Rostron, has fetched a record-breaking £1.56 million at auction. The watch ...
LONDON, UK — 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.
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.
A gold pocket watch given to Arthur Rostron, captain of the RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued over 700 survivors from the Titanic disaster, has sold for 2 million dollars, setting a record for any ...