A gold watch gifted to the captain of a ship which rescued more than 700 passengers and crew from the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking £1.56 million ($1.97 million). The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. pocket watch was given to Captain Arthur Rostron by the ...

A gold pocket watch presented to the captain of a boat which rescued more than 700 passengers from the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking £1.56 million. It was the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia,

The 18-carat Tiffany & Co pocket watch belonged to Captain Arthur Rostron, who helped save the 705 people from the sunken ship.

A gold pocket watch, a poignant relic of the Titanic disaster and a testament to the heroism of Captain Arthur Rostron, has fetched a record-breaking

A gold pocket watch given to the British boat captain who rescued more than 700 passengers from the Titanic has sold at auction for a record-breaking £1.56m ($1.97m). The 18-carat Tiffany & Co timepiece was given to Sir Arthur Rostron, then captain of passenger ship RMS Carpathia, by survivors he rescued.

A gold pocket watch that was given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction. The watch went for nearly $2 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck. The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. watch was given by ...

The previous record for Titanic memorabilia was set in April, when John Jacob Astor’s gold watch sold for £1.175m.

A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly $2 million.

The captain changed the course of the ship and headed towards the wreckage of the Titanic with lifeboats floating around. According to auctioneer Andrew Aldridge, the watch was "presented principally in gratitude for Rostron's bravery in saving those lives,

Auctioneers say the watch sale is the highest-ever for a Titanic artefact.