He built landmark New York hotels like the Astoria Hotel and the St. Regis. Astor's wife, who was 30 years younger than him, was pregnant aboard the Titanic and survived. John Jacob Astor IV was one ...

Marking the 112th anniversary of the Titanic’s maiden voyage, Us Weekly sat down with researcher James Penca to get a glimpse into the life of passenger John Jacob Astor, the wealthiest man aboard the ...

A gold pocket watch worn by the richest passenger aboard the Titanic when the ill-fated ocean liner sank was sold at auction on Saturday for a record-breaking sum of nearly $1.5 million. The timepiece ...

The watch was recovered shortly after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Courtesy Henry Aldridge & Son Among the 2,240 passengers on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912, John Jacob ...

(CNN) — A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, will go up for sale at an auction of memorabilia from the doomed ship.

The gold watch worn by the Titanic’s richest passenger, John Jacob Astor, has set an auction record as the most expensive item of Titanic memorabilia. A private collector in the U.S. paid $1.5 million ...

Just last week, yet another pocket watch smashed the most-expensive-Titanic-item record yet again, hammering for roughly $2.3 ...

UNDATED (CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A gold watch worn by the wealthiest person aboard the iconic Titanic will go up for auction Saturday. John Jacob Astor IV's watch is among a number of historic items for ...

(CNN) — A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million ($1.485 million) at auction on ...

When John Jacob Astor IV died on the Titanic 111 years ago, he was one of the richest people in the world. He built landmark New York hotels like the Astoria Hotel and the St. Regis. Astor's wife, who ...