The richest passenger's gold watch on the Titanic costs nearly 1.5 million USD

The watch found from the Titanic

Auction house Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, sold the watch to a private collector in the US for the highest price ever paid for Titanic memorabilia.

The 14-karat gold Waltham pocket watch is engraved with the letters JJA.

John Jacob Astor, 47, went down with the Titanic on April 15, 1912, after helping his wife into a lifeboat.

Instead of trying his luck on another lifeboat, the wealthy businessman was seen standing smoking and chatting with another passenger on board in the final moments as the ship was sinking.

His body and gold watch were found seven days after the Titanic sank.

The Titanic hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton (England) to New York City (USA).

According to auctioneer Andrew Aldridge, Mr. Astor was said to be one of the richest people in the world at the time of the Titanic's sinking, with a net worth of about $87 million - equivalent to several billion dollars today.

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