The gold watch in Titanic
A passenger in the Titanic, named John Jacob Astor ( 47 years ) was one of the richest men in the world. He along with his wife was in that cursed ship.Although he helped his wife to board a lifeboat, he himself died in the mishap. He was the owner of a gold watch which he always proudly carried along with himself. Later it was found on his body. On Saturday the watch was auctioned in England and it fetched 1.17 million pounds. A US bidder won the final bid. .