World · 23 November 2025
Titanic victim's watch sells for record price.
A gold pocket watch recovered from Titanic passenger Isidor Straus has sold for a record-breaking £1.78 million at auction, becoming the highest-priced piece of Titanic memorabilia ever sold. The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen timepiece belonged to the Macy's co-owner who died alongside his wife Ida in 1912, their love story inspiring scenes in James Cameron's Titanic film. The watch, which stopped at 2:20am as the ship sank, was recovered from Straus's body and remained in the family for over a century before Saturday's auction.
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