The timepiece was recovered from the body of John Jacob Astor, after he died in the sinking of the ship in the early hours of April 15, 1912. A prominent American businessman, real estate developer, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gold pocket watch owned by Titanic's richest passenger sold at auction for around $1.5 million. The sale is the highest price ...

A priceless golden pocket watch owned by a Frenchman who fought in the Revolutionary War, and is considered an honorary member of America's Founding Fathers, sold for less than a common Rolex at a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated photo made available by Henry Aldridge and Son shows a gold pocket watch that was given to Capt. Arthur Rostron, ...

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 shipwreck. The ...

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 timepiece ...

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. The ...

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 ship wreck. The ...

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 ...