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Gold pocket watch of Titanic victim John Jacob Astor IV sells for $800K at Chicago auction

A gold pocket watch that John Jacob Astor IV was wearing on board the Titanic when the ship sank in 1912 sold at auction ...

Gold pocket watch of Titanic’s wealthiest passenger goes up for sale in Chicago

Donation Options Search Search Search Reginald Brack, Freeman’s watch expert, holds the gold pocket watch of John Jacob Astor ...
Boston Herald

Ticker: Titanic watch ticks off record price at auction

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 18-carat ...

John Jacob Astor IV was one of the richest men in the world when he died on the Titanic. Here's a look at his life.

John Jacob Astor IV, the wealthiest passenger aboard the Titanic, died when the ship sank in April 1912. His young, pregnant ...