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Astor's 14 carat gold Waltham pocket watch, inscribed with his initials, has been put up for sale for an eye-popping £150,000 by specialist Titanic auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son Auctioneers of Devizes, Wiltshire.He then passed it down to his godson, William Dobbyn.Warning over simple pension mistake that could cost you £14,500 in retirementAuctioneer Andrew Aldridge said: "The watch is one of the most remarkable items of Titanic memorabilia we have come across.
"Yet it spent seven days in the freezing water of the Atlantic in the aftermath of the disaster and would almost certainly have stopped working and suffered all sorts of damage. "It was obviously of great sentimental value to Vincent Astor who had it restored and wore it for the next 23 years. "It is 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."
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