Gold pocket watch of Titanic’s richest passenger sells for record $1.5 million

A gold pocket watch belonging to John Jacob Astor IV, the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for $1.5 million at a memorabilia auction Saturday. cnn informed of.

This price has set a new world record for Titanic memorabilia.

Astor was one of the 1,500 people who died on the Titanic. He was one of the richest people in the world at that time. His pregnant wife Madeleine survived.

The 14 karat gold Waltham pocket watch, marked with his initials “JJA”, was one of the few notable items offered at Henry Aldridge & Son in Wiltshire, England.

Other items include the famous Wellis which contained the iconic violin played by the band leader when the ship sank, and a pocketbook documenting the Titanic’s scheduled voyages.

Gold cufflinks, a diamond ring, money and a watch, along with a pocketbook, were found on his body when it was recovered a week later.

The items were later passed on to Astor’s son, Vincent Astor, who completely restored the clock.

Previously, the most expensive Titanic artefact was a violin sold for £1.1 million.

In November, a rare menu from the Titanic’s first class restaurant was sold at an auction for $101,600.