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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rosie Shead

DARK SECRETS: Watch given to captain who saved 700 titanic passengers sells for 1 56 million | Vintage Vibes

The watch was given to Captain Rostron by three widows (Henry Aldridge and Son auctioneer/PA -

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, auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son, of Devizes, Wiltshire, said on Saturday, and went to a private collector in the US.

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