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Historic Gold Watch Given to Titanic Rescue Captain Sells for Record Sum

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A gold watch owned by Captain Arthur Rostron of the RMS Carpathia has been purchased by a private collector in the US for a record-breaking amount. The sale surpasses the previous record set in April when a gold pocket watch belonging to Titanic passenger John Jacob Astor sold for £1.175 million. The watch in question is an 18-carat Tiffany & Co timepiece given to Captain Rostron by survivors he rescued in 1912, including the widow of John Jacob Astor and two other widows of wealthy businessmen. The private collector paid a total of £2.1 million, including fees and taxes, to acquire the watch, making it the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia.

  1. GB
    Henry Aldridge and Son
    1. What an amazing day, the highlight of today's auction was the sale of the Rostron Tiffany Watch, it sold for a premium inclusive £1.567m a new world record price for Titanic memorabilia.
  2. GB
    Andrew Aldridge
    Henry Aldridge and Son
    1. It was presented principally in gratitude for Rostron's bravery in saving those lives, because without Mr Rostron, those 700 people wouldn't have made it.

Titanic gold watch auction

  1. Gold Watch Belonging to Richest Titanic Passenger Sells for Record Sum

sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.Guardian

perspectives

  1. 1.Boating Accident
  2. 2.History
  3. 3.Auctions

countries

  1. 1.United KingdomGB

organizations

  1. 1.Henry Aldridge and SonGB
  2. 2.Tiffany & Co
  3. 3.Cunard Line

persons

  1. 1.John Jacob Astor IV
  2. 2.George D Widener
  3. 3.Andrew AldridgeGB
  4. 4.Arthur Rostron
  5. 5.John B Thayer
  6. 6.Mathieu Johann
  7. 7.Vincent Astor

technicals

  1. 1.Titanic
  2. 2.RMS Carpathia
  3. 3.Rostron Tiffany Watch
Historic Gold Watch Given to Titanic Rescue Captain Sells for Record Sum