A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of the richest man who died on the Titanic has gone up for auction.. John Jacob Astor, 47, was the wealthiest man aboard the ship and would have been a ...

The pocket watch of the richest man on the Titanic – recovered when his body was fished out of the Atlantic seven days after the tragedy – was sold a record-breaking £1.175 million yesterday.

A gold pocket watch that belonged to the richest man on the Titanic has sold at auction for a record-breaking £1.175 million, which is roughly $1.5 million.

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 ...

The Richest Man On The Titanic Met A Dark End. Posted: 15 May 2025 | Last updated: 15 May 2025. Born into one of the wealthiest families of the Gilded Age, John Jacob Astor IV got dealt the best ...

The watch, owned by the richest man on the Titanic – businessman John Jacob Astor, went down with the ship in 1912 and is engraved with his initials. | ITV National News ...

Gold pocket watch recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic who went down with the doomed ship after seeing his pregnant wife into a lifeboat is tipped to sell at auction for £150,000 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, will go up for sale at an auction of memorabilia from the doomed ship.