Pocket watch of business magnate who died in Titanic sinking to be auctioned

14-carat gold watch belonging to John Jacob Astor, reportedly richest passenger onboard ill-fated liner, may fetch up to £150,000

A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of the wealthy business magnate John Jacob Astor, who went down with the Titanic, is expected to fetch up to £150,000 at auction.

The 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch, engraved “JJA”, was found when Astor’s body was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean seven days after the sinking of the liner, which hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage to New York in 1912.