Prompt: INCREDIBLE new footage shows the Titanic in colour for the first time - offering a glimpse into what life on board the doomed ship looked like. A new documentary produced by Channel 4 brings the cursed maiden voyage of the 'unsinkable' RMS Titanic to life using the only known existing footage.
A GOLD pocket watch that once belonged to a captain who saved 700 passengers from the ill-fated Titanic has sold for an eye-watering amount.
Mrs Astor was onboard the doomed ship with her husband, John Jacob Astor, of the famed New York Astor family. Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge of Henry Aldridge and Son, said: "It was presented principally in gratitude for Rostron's bravery in saving those lives, because without Mr Rostron, those 700 people wouldn't have made it."Moment eerie wreck of ship that mysteriously vanished 55yrs ago is FOUNDAstor's 14 carat gold Waltham pocket watch, inscribed with his initials, was given to John's son Vincent, who took the watch to be repaired it before wearing it himself until 1935.
Mr Aldridge said the fact that this record has been broken twice in the past year illustrated that there is an "ever-decreasing supply and an ever-increasing demand" for memorabilia related to the ship.rusty locker key from the unlucky vessel A GOLD pocket watch belonging to Jacob John Astor who perished on the ill-fated Titanic was sold at auction for £1.175 million.
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