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Gold watch recovered from body of richest man on the Titanic to be auctioned | UK News

A gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic will be auctioned on Saturday. 

John Jacob Astor, 47, went down with the ship in 1912 after helping his wife on to a lifeboat.

Rather than try his luck with another lifeboat, the impeccably dressed businessman, a prominent member of the wealthy Astor family, was last seen smoking a cigarette and chatting with a fellow passenger.

His body was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean seven days after the sinking of the ship, which hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage to New York, and his 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch, engraved with the initials JJA, was found.

The Titanic leaves Southampton on her maiden voyage. Pic: AP
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The Titanic leaves Southampton on her maiden voyage. Pic: AP

The watch is expected to fetch between £100,000 and £150,000 when it goes under the hammer at auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son in Wiltshire on Saturday.

Mr Astor was thought to be one of the richest people in the world at the time of the Titanic‘s sinking, with a net worth of about $87m – equivalent to several billion dollars today, auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said.

“At first, Astor did not believe the ship was in any serious danger but later it was apparent she was sinking and the captain had started an evacuation after midnight, so he helped his wife into lifeboat four,” Mr Aldridge said.

Mrs Astor survived. Her husband’s body was recovered not far from the sinking.

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The watch was passed by Mr Astor’s son Vincent to the son of his father’s executive secretary, William Dobbyn.

“The watch itself was completely restored after being returned to Mr Astor’s family and worn by his son,” Mr Aldridge added.

He called it “a unique part of the Titanic story and one of the most important pieces of horological history relating to the most famous ship in the world”.

Titanic sub implosion: Canadian police looking into deaths of five people onboard | World News

Canadian police are looking into the deaths of five people killed in the implosion of the Titan submersible.

Superintendent Kent Osmond, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, confirmed on Saturday it was looking into the circumstances of the doomed voyage.

He said a team of investigators had been established with the “sole purpose” of determining whether a criminal investigation would be warranted.

Interviews took place with people on board Titan’s main support ship, the Polar Prince, on Saturday as part of the force’s investigations, the officer added.

After the US Coastguard confirmed all five people onboard were presumed dead, Supt Osmond said “we will now look at the circumstances that led to those deaths”.

Asked whether the force had any suspicion of criminal activity, Supt Osmond replied: “There is no suspicion of criminal activity per se, but the RCMP is taking initial steps to assess whether or not we will go down that road.”

(Clockwise from top left) Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Stockton Rush, Hamish Harding, Suleman Dawood and Shahzada Dawood
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(Clockwise from top left) Those killed were Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Stockton Rush, Hamish Harding, Suleman Dawood and his father Shahzada Dawood

Parts from the sub were discovered on the sea floor on Thursday, only about 400m from the wreck of the Titanic.

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The US Coast Guard said the vessel had suffered a catastrophic implosion, which would have killed all those on board.

Canadian police appear to be leading the criminal investigation because the ship towing the sub left from Newfoundland and was a Canadian-flagged vessel.

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It has emerged that a number of engineering and deep sea experts, including a former employee, had raised serious concerns over the sub’s safety with the company’s boss.

However, Stockton Rush – who died in the incident – is said to have dismissed the concerns.

Many of them focussed on the novel carbon fibre design used for the hull and the fact the submersible had not been certified by outside agencies.

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TV and filmmakers – including Ross Kemp – have since revealed they declined the chance to travel in the sub due to fears over its capability.

British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood were killed on board Titan, alongside Mr Rush – the chief executive of the company responsible for the vessel – and French national Paul-Henri Nargeolet.

The Titan sub lost contact less than two hours after its descent last Sunday.

Latest tributes to the victims were paid today by the sons of billionaire private jet dealer Hamish Harding.

One of them described him as the “best father I could have ever asked for [who] inspired me more than anyone will ever know”.

As well as the police probe, Canadian safety officials have announced their own investigation.

The Transportation Safety Board said on Friday that it had sent a team to St John’s in Newfoundland to gather information and interview people.