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 Aldridge & Son.

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 Jacob ...

The 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch, engraved JJA, was found on his body when it was recovered a week later. The highest amount previously paid for a Titanic artifact had been £1.1 million ...

His personal effects included gold cufflinks, a diamond ring, £225, $2,440, and, of course, the Waltham. Crafted from 14-karat gold, the pocket watch features 17 jewels and the initials “JJA ...

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 ...

The watch was made by the American Waltham Watch Company in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it was made in 1871. It has an engraving which is dated 1876 that he was presented by other members of the ...

A GOLD pocket watch belonging to the richest man on the Titanic is going on the market. Business magnate John Jacob Astor was aboard the doomed voyager when it sank to the bottom of the Atlantic ...

His body was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean seven days after the sinking of the ship, which hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage to New York, and his 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch ...

Waltham was a principal supplier of chronometers to the railroad industry, both in America and dozens of other countries. Its "railroad-grade" pocket watches included a range of features that made ...

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