The American financier was a member of the prominent Astor family and had a net worth of ... record for the most valuable piece of Titanic memorabilia. His 14-carat gold pocket watch sold for ...

A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man ... has set a “new world record for Titanic memorabilia,” Andrew Aldridge, the managing ...

Astor, a real estate developer and member of the New York dynastic family made rich by fur trading ... The previous auction record for an item of Titanic memorabilia came in 2013 when the violin ...

Madeleine Astor was 18 and pregnant when the Titanic went down; she remarried twice and enjoyed a life of privilege, ...

His wife survived. "The watch itself was completely restored after being returned to Colonel Astor's family and worn by his son making it a unique part of the Titanic story and one of the most ...

His sons claimed he bought glamorous gifts for himself like a $920,000 ... Until next time in the Astor family chronicles ...

The next chapter in the Astor family history features his son William ... he bought himself lavish gifts, including a $920,000 yacht, with her money. He also took valuable artwork off her ...