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Isidor Straus’s Titanic Gold Watch Sells for £1.78 Million, Setting Auction Record

The record price reflects its unmatched provenance tied to Isidor Straus’s death in the 1912 disaster.

Una foto facilitada por la NOAA muestra una vista de la proa del Titanic en el fondo del océano Atlántico, tomada durante una expedición realizada en 2004 por el vehículo teledirigido Hércules. Estados Unidos trata de bloquear la recuperación de objetos del Titanic; Washington ha acudido a los tribunales para convertirse en parte en el caso de salvamento del famoso transatlántico, de modo que pueda detener cualquier expedición que considere objetable. (NOAA vía The New York Times)
Reloj que pertenecía a Isidor Straus.

Overview

  • The 18-carat pocket watch was sold on November 22 by Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, England.
  • The piece is reported to have stopped at 2:20 a.m., the time the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912.
  • It was recovered from Straus’s body and returned to his son Jesse, remaining with descendants for more than a century.
  • The result eclipses a 2024 high for a Titanic-related gold watch that fetched about €1.7 million.
  • Other lots in the sale included an Ida Straus letter (£100,000), a Titanic passenger list (£104,000), and a Carpathia crew medal (£86,000).