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A Pocket Watch Gifted to Titanic Hero Sets a New Record at Auction
A gold watch gifted to Arthur Rostron, the captain of the Carpathia who saved 700 Titanic passengers, has sold in a private ...
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Record auction price for 14-carat gold pocket watch belonging to the richest passenger on the Titanic
The auction for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch was sold to an American buyer. The watch, engraved with the initials JJA, was found with Astor's body when it was recovered ...
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Churchill's pocket watch to go under the hammer
The 18-carat gold pocket watch is engraved with the former Conservative prime minister's coat of arms. Edward Langmead, watch specialist at Dawsons auctioneers, said he felt “truly connected to ...
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Sir Winston Churchill pocket watch sells at auction for £76,000
A pocket watch once gifted to Sir Winston Churchill by Herbert Henry Asquith in 1905 has gone under the hammer at auction for £76,000. The 18-carat gold watch, engraved with Sir Winston's coat of ...