John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man to travel aboard the Titanic, was wearing a gold watch at the time of the ship’s sinking. That piece, rescued after the famous catastrophe, was auctioned this weekend along with other objects that survived the shipwreck.
Trending
Personal Items From Titanic Dead Fetch Top Dollar At Auction, $1.46 Million For Watch
