The timepiece belonged to John Jacob Astor IV, a US business magnate who was among more than 1,500 people who died when the ship struck an iceberg in the early hours of April 15, 1912.
(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<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/gold-watch-worn-by-richest-passenger-aboard-titanic-to-be-sold-at-auction/">Read More</a>
After making sure his wife was safe on a lifeboat, John Jacob Astor stood smoking on the bridge of the Titanic while it sank into the icy waters. The 14-carat pocket watch that was recovered from his body is now for sale