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Gold pocket watch recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic
Daily Mail ^ | April 27, 2024 | Peter Henn and Richard Percival

Posted on 04/28/2024 4:57:47 AM PDT by mairdie

The pocket watch of the richest man on the Titanic – recovered when his body was fished out of the Atlantic seven days after the tragedy – was sold a record-breaking £1.175 million yesterday.

The timepiece belonged to John Jacob Astor IV, a US business magnate who was among more than 1,500 people who died when the ship struck an iceberg in the early hours of April 15, 1912.

His 14-carat gold Waltham watch was sold at Henry Aldridge & Son auction house in Wiltshire for a record-breaking £1.175 million, six times the guide price, matching the record paid for a Titanic artifact – the violin played by bandmaster Wallace Hartley.

The pocket watch of the richest man on the Titanic – recovered when his body was fished out of the Atlantic seven days after the tragedy – was sold a record-breaking £1.175 million yesterday.

The timepiece belonged to John Jacob Astor IV, a US business magnate who was among more than 1,500 people who died when the ship struck an iceberg in the early hours of April 15, 1912.

His 14-carat gold Waltham watch was sold at Henry Aldridge & Son auction house in Wiltshire for a record-breaking £1.175 million, six times the guide price, matching the record paid for a Titanic artifact – the violin played by bandmaster Wallace Hartley.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; henryaldridgeandson; johnjacobastor; thetitanic; titanic; wallacehartley; waltham
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To: exDemMom

I remember first watching the movie and after Rose died & re-united with Jack & the rest of the Titanic passengers and thinking, she had a one time fling with this guy,survives, gets married and has kids/grandkids but she’s re-united in the end with the one time fling?


41 posted on 04/28/2024 7:52:36 AM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: Cold_Red_Steel

Lol- no seat for you then 😆


42 posted on 04/28/2024 8:13:55 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: The Louiswu

Me too- though it would have to be a supernatural effort as I would likely cave under the pressure of the moment if left to my own nature.


43 posted on 04/28/2024 8:15:15 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: kearnyirish2
Nowadays I can’t imagine many Western men believing they should give their seat on the lifeboat to a woman; that’s where we are now. Anyone who believes we may have another draft is delusional; the last decades have made it clear there is no legal way to include women in it. This is the flip side of insisting they can be included in all units (including combat units).

These days I'd at least ask who they voted for, before letting them escape.

44 posted on 04/28/2024 9:00:53 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: Tax-chick

No comment.


45 posted on 04/28/2024 9:01:57 AM PDT by sauropod ("This is a time when people reveal themselves for who they are." James O'Keefe Ne supra crepidam)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

All the guys in the theater cheered when Jack became a Popsicle.


46 posted on 04/28/2024 9:03:23 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Bob434

Fantastic story.


47 posted on 04/28/2024 9:04:38 AM PDT by sauropod ("This is a time when people reveal themselves for who they are." James O'Keefe Ne supra crepidam)
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To: BykrBayb
The article you posted repeats itself. It says the same thing, over and over.

This is extremely common. And annoying.

48 posted on 04/28/2024 9:05:52 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: mairdie

Jeez, that watch is generic looking.

In fact, I have one that looks just like it.

My grandfathers watch was gold-filled however not 18 carat gold but otherwise it looks identical.


49 posted on 04/28/2024 9:19:23 AM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Dems: We cheated fair and square!!!)
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To: sauropod

agreed- He was swimming around to those in the water preaching- gave up his life so that others could be saved- one fella gave his account and credited him with his salvation-


50 posted on 04/28/2024 9:27:17 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

In Leontardo DICaprio’s case...steerage passenger means what comes out of his liberal mouth is steer excrement.


51 posted on 04/28/2024 9:32:36 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
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To: mairdie
Dear mairdie, read your text above.   It is a double strike.   The same text is there verbatim, twice.

It wasn't your fault because that is how it was in the article you cut and pasted.   You might have noticed it and deleted the repeated copy, but most FReepers don't.   It's NBD.

52 posted on 04/28/2024 9:54:24 AM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: SaveFerris

IIRC, she tried to make room for Jack but when he tried to get on the piece rolled and threatened to dump her back into the freezing water. He chose to remain in the water to save her life.


53 posted on 04/28/2024 9:58:17 AM PDT by Hootowl
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

Sounds like you have something to pass down and cherish for your family when you teach little ones about their history and tell them the stories they’ll remember when they, in their turn, take out your watch. That’s a perfect sort of family keepsake.


54 posted on 04/28/2024 11:09:02 AM PDT by mairdie (Henry Bicker Gibson - banker, railroadman https://youtu.be/4vHumEHx9xQ)
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To: higgmeister

THANK YOU! I didn’t notice! I remember when it was common to wander an article and pick out bits and pieces, but something changed with the “excerpt” rule and now I just grab near the beginning and hope it’s under a hundred characters. I’ll try to be more careful. Thanks for your careful explanation.


55 posted on 04/28/2024 11:11:28 AM PDT by mairdie (Henry Bicker Gibson - banker, railroadman https://youtu.be/4vHumEHx9xQ)
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To: mairdie

And all your money not another minute buy.


56 posted on 04/28/2024 11:12:12 AM PDT by stevio (Fight until you die.)
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To: stevio

One of my very favorite pieces. Thanks for the memory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHVT8wMOzGY
Blakes 7 - Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Blakes 7 is a British scifi show with our Star Trek emblem sideways for an evil Federation.


57 posted on 04/28/2024 11:19:20 AM PDT by mairdie (Henry Bicker Gibson - banker, railroadman https://youtu.be/4vHumEHx9xQ)
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To: mairdie
You're welcome.   I've been a complainer before but it is really on the source.   Some sites link to "X"(twitter) and then post the same text as the twitter and then use the same text as captions to pictures.   A cut'n'paste gives multiple repeats of text.   It's a jungle out there.
58 posted on 04/28/2024 11:37:02 AM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

But there were no survivors on any makeshift raft, right?

If you didn’t get into a lifeboat, you were doomed.

40-ish made it from the water to a lifeboat, or so they said.


59 posted on 04/28/2024 11:55:51 AM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Cold_Red_Steel

I think that outside of large cities there is still a lot of patriotism and normalcy. My two step granddaughters (live with me) are in a public high school where tradition prevails to this day (but there is 20 - 30% loony bin even here).


60 posted on 04/28/2024 12:07:53 PM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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