Summary
A gold pocket watch owned by Titanic passenger Isidor Straus was sold at an auction for £1.78 million, marking a record-breaking sale. The auction also included other Titanic-related items, collectively reaching £3 million in sales.
Key Facts
- The gold pocket watch belonged to Isidor Straus, a passenger on the Titanic.
- Isidor Straus, along with his wife Ida, died during the Titanic sinking in 1912.
- The watch was sold for £1.78 million at a UK auction house, setting a world record.
- A letter written by Ida Straus on the Titanic sold for £100,000.
- A Titanic passenger list was auctioned for £104,000.
- A gold medal given to the crew of the RMS Carpathia, which rescued Titanic survivors, was sold for £86,000.
- The total sales from the Titanic memorabilia auction amounted to £3 million.
- The pocket watch stopped working at the moment the Titanic sank and was later repaired and restored.
