Titanic's Most Expensive Relic! A 18K Gold Pocket Watch of a Couple Who Died in Embrace to Be Auctioned at a High Price
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Titanic, known as the "unsinkable giant ship," eventually sank in the North Atlantic. Now, an 18K gold pocket watch left behind by a wealthy couple who died in the disaster is about to go on auction and is considered to be the most expensive Titanic relic ever.
According to a report from the UK's The Sun on the 13th, the owner of this pocket watch was American businessman Isidor Straus and his wife Ida. This couple became eternally remembered by the world for their classic scene of embracing and dying together in the 1997 movie "Titanic."
The report stated that this 18K gold pocket watch was a birthday gift from Ida to her husband in 1888 to commemorate his 43rd birthday. Now, this symbol of love and tragedy is expected to sell for up to £1 million (approximately RMB 9.2 million) at auction, possibly becoming the most expensive Titanic artifact. It is reported that the watch's time is permanently set at 2:20 AM - the moment the Titanic sank to the bottom of the sea.
Straus was one of the co-founders of the famous American department store chain Macy's, and he was also one of the wealthiest passengers on board. On the night of the disaster, Ida refused to get into a lifeboat, insisting on sharing fate with her husband. Eventually, Straus' body was recovered, and this gold watch engraved with his initials "IS" became his last relic left in the world.
This pocket watch has never been publicly displayed for 113 years after the sinking of the Titanic. Now, it is being released by a direct descendant of the Straus family, and the auction is expected to take place on the 22nd of this month. (Rural Cat)
Photo: The pocket watch left behind by a Titanic passenger will be auctioned at a high price of £1 million.
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