Titanic passenger’s gold pocket watch takes £1.5m – setting a new auction record
A pocket watch belonging to a first-class passenger who lost his life on the Titanic was hammered down at £1.5m, or £1.78m including 22.5% buyer’s premium.
The 18ct Jules Jurgensen gold watch, which had an estimate of £800,000-£1.2m at Henry Aldridge &…