John Jacob Astor IV's pocket watch, kept in the family for generations, doubled its high estimate at auction. Front of John Jacob Astor IV's Patek Philippe for Tiffany & Co. 18K yellow gold pocket ...
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 ...
The watch was recovered shortly after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Courtesy Henry Aldridge & Son Among the 2,240 passengers on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912, John Jacob ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Jacob Astor built his fortune in the fur business and New York real estate. John Jacob Astor III and William Backhouse Astor ...
When the Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912, first-class passenger John Jacob Astor IV helped his pregnant wife into a lifeboat before going down with the ship. He was the wealthiest person on the doomed ...
A pocket watch that belonged to the wealthiest passenger aboard the Titanic was auctioned in England Saturday for $1.46 million (£1.17 million), breaking the record for an object linked to the 1912 ...
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