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A pocket watch that once belonged to one of the Titanic's most renowned passengers has sold at an auction for $2.3 million — a record price for memorabilia related to the historic shipwreck, according ...

The Jules Jurgensen timepiece was recovered from the body of Isidor Straus. The Bavaria-born American businessman, politician, and co-owner of Macy’s, and his wife, Ida, were among the more than 1,500 ...

Even as the Titanic slipped beneath the icy North Atlantic, one story of devotion survived the disaster — and now it has made history at auction. A gold pocket watch that once ticked for first-class ...

A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of one of the richest passengers on the Titanic has fetched a "record-breaking" £1.78m at auction. Isidor Straus and his wife Ida were among the more than 1 ...

This real-life Titanic passenger’s heart did go on — in a century-old love letter. James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster “Titanic” famously revolved around the romance between Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack ...