Three survivors were passengers ship The 18-carat gold watch designed by Tiffany & Co. was given to Captain Arthur Rostron, captain of the ship RMS Carpathia, after he turned the rudder of his ship to save them and others when it collided. Titanic It was hit by an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean during its maiden voyage in 1912.
The watch was sold on Saturday at an auction organized by the Henry Aldridge & Sun auction house to a private collector in the United States for 1.56 million pounds sterling, the highest amount paid for a piece of Titanic memorabilia. The price includes taxes and duties paid by the buyer.
The watch was given to Rostron by the widow of John Jacob Astor, the richest man who died in the disaster, as well as the widows of two wealthy businessmen who sank with the ship.
