Record price for a gold watch related to the history of the Titanic (image photo)
Items related to the famous Titanic have sold for record amounts at auction in the UK. We are talking about a gold watch that belonged to Captain Arthur Rostron. The man saved hundreds of people from disaster. This fact is recalled by a special engraving on the dial.
Another piece of memorabilia related to the famous Titanic has been put up for auction in the UK. We're talking about the 18-carat Tiffany pocket watch given to Captain Arthur Rostron.
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When he heard that the Titanic had hit a glacier, he changed course on his ship, the Carpathia, in hopes of saving someone. Hundreds of passengers then boarded.
It's a record amount. In the background is the story of the Titanic.
The gold clock was intended as a tribute to his actions and was funded by three widows of high-ranking and wealthy businessmen who died in the disaster.
“On April 15, 1912, with deep gratitude and gratitude to the three survivors of the Titanic, Mrs. John B. Thayer, Mrs. John Jacob Astor, and Mrs. George D. Widener, to Captain Rostron, The inscription on the back reads, “It was presented to me as a gift.''
The new owner of this watch is a private collector in the United States. On Saturday, the item was bought on his behalf by Wiltshire auctioneer Henry Aldridge and the Son group for £1.56 million (more than 8 million zlotys).
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This is the highest price ever sold for Titanic memorabilia. The previous record was set in April, when a watch belonging to the ship's richest passenger, John Jacob Astor, sold for £1.175 million (just over 6 million zlotys).
This record has been held for 11 years by the violin played by the orchestra at the time of the earthquake. In 2013, it was sold for 1.1 million pounds (approximately 5.7 million zlotys).
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