The watch belonged to Isidor Straus, a co-owner of Macy’s who was traveling first class on the Titanic with his wife when it sank in April 1912.
A gold-trimmed pocket watch stopped ticking at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, as the Titanic was sinking in the North Atlantic. Its wealthy owner was seen standing on the deck, arm in arm with his wife, as the ship went down.
On Saturday, the watch sol... [1869 chars]