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flag A Titanic victim’s gold pocket watch sold for $2.3 million, setting a record.

flag A gold pocket watch belonging to Isidor Straus, a co-owner of Macy’s and Titanic victim, sold for $2.3 million at auction, setting a record for Titanic-related artifacts. flag The 18-carat gold Jules Jurgensen watch, a 1888 birthday gift, was recovered from Straus’s body and remained in his family for generations. flag It stopped at the time of the 1912 sinking, symbolizing the tragedy’s final moments. flag The sale, part of a larger auction yielding £3 million, highlights enduring global interest in the Titanic and its passengers.

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