SATURDAY TITANIC NEWS: 20 SHADY FACTS AND LIGHTOLLER WATCH SETS RECORD AT AUCTION

20 Shady Facts About The Titanic II (We Can’t Ignore Anymore)   The Travel (13 Dec 2019)

An interesting look at Titanic II with some clever notations about this so-called replica ship that has yet to be built.

Charles H. Lightoller, second officer of the RMS Titanic.
Circa 1920-1930
Public Domain (from Wikimedia)

Titanic Survivor’s Pocket Watch Sets New World Record At Goldin Auctions  Just Collecting (11 Dec 2019)

According to the folks at Just Collecting, a new record was set with the auction of this watch. “A pocket watch owned by Titanic Second Officer Charles Lightoller has sold at auction in the U.S for more than $170,000, setting a new world record for a Titanic timepiece. The watch sold at Goldin Auctions for $173,500, beating the previous record of $154,000 set in 2008 by the watch belonging to ship’s steward Edmund Stone.” It shows that Titanic still commands a high value for original items such as this. For the seller it is good news. And of course when the taxes come due, the government will get its share as well.