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     A Gold Watch Found On The Body Of The Richest Person On The Titanic Just Sold For For $1.5 Million

     Gruhn just paid $1.5 million for a 14-karat gold watch that belonged to doomed Titanic passenger John Jacob Astor IV. The watch was recovered along with Astor's body about a week after the Titanic sank and stayed in the Astor family until the 90s when it ...

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2. www.cbsnews.com › news › titanic-auction-pocketGold pocket watch found on body of Titanic's richest ...

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   Apr 26, 2024 · An American buyer won the bidding war for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch, shattering the auctioneer's pre-sale estimate of £150,000, according to Henry...

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4. allthatsinteresting.com › john-jacob-astor-titanicGold Pocket Watch That Belonged To The Titanic’s Richest ...

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   Apr 29, 2024 · Gold Pocket Watch That Belonged To The Titanic’s Richest Passenger Sells For $1.46 Million. By Kaleena Fraga | Edited By John Kuroski. Published April 29, 2024. The watch belonged to John Jacob Astor IV, the richest man aboard the RMS Titanic, who died when the ship sank into the North Atlantic during the early morning hours of April 15, 1912.

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5. nypost.com › 2024/04/26 › world-newsGold pocket watch owned by wealthiest Titanic passenger up ...

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   Apr 26, 2024 · For just $187,000, you could be the proud owner of a pocket watch that belonged to the wealthiest Titanic victim. The 14-carat gold Waltham timepiece once owned by business magnate John...

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   How much did John Jacob Astor IV's pocket watch sell for?

   • Link Copied! John Jacob Astor IV's pocket watch fetched $1.485 million at auction. A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million ($1.485 million) at auction on Saturday.

   Gold watch worn by richest passenger aboard Titanic sells for record

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   Who was John Jacob Astor?

   • A gold pocket watch recovered along with the body of John Jacob Astor, the richest passenger on the Titanic, is up for auction.

   Gold pocket watch found on body of Titanic's richest passenger is up

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   How much is John Jacob Astor worth?

   • "Astor is well known as the richest passenger aboard the R.M.S. Titanic and was thought to be among the richest people in the world at that time, with a net worth of roughly $87 million (equivalent to several billion dollars today,)" the auction house wrote. John Jacob Astor IV's pocket watch is up for auction.

   Gold pocket watch found on body of Titanic's richest passenger is up

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   What was Astor's pocket watch?

   • The pocket watch was one of the personal objects found on Astor’s body that helped rescuers identify him, as well as the initials sewn on the lapel of his jacket. The first-class passenger was also wearing a gold watch, gold and diamond cufflinks and a diamond ring with three stones.

   Gold pocket watch owned by wealthiest Titanic passenger up for auction

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   Apr 26, 2024 · John Jacob Astor IV's pocket watch fetched $1.485 million at auction. Henry Aldridge and Son Ltd. CNN — A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy...

8. www.gq.com › story › titanic-pocket-watch-1-5A Watch Found on the 'Titanic' Just Sold for Nearly $1.5 ... - GQ

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   Apr 29, 2024 · A Watch Found on the Titanic Just Sold for Nearly $1.5 Million. It’s now the most expensive piece of Titanic ephemera ever sold. By Oren Hartov. April 29, 2024. On April 15, 1912, John Jacob...

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10. www.businessinsider.com › titanic-richest-man-goldGold pocket watch owned by the richest man on the Titanic ...

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    Apr 28, 2024 · The watch had belonged to John Jacob Astor IV, a businessman and real estate developer who went down with the ship when it sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912.

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    Apr 29, 2024 · John Jacob Astor's 14-carat gold timepiece is now the most valuable relic from the shipwreck. By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly • 04/29/24 4:48pm. The watch was recovered shortly after the...