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This Waltham recovered from the body of John Astor who drowned as the Titanic sunk leaving his wife to survive in a lifeboat. Reputedly the richest man on the voyage. This inherited, restored watch now being sold at auction. What price for the memories? Clive John Astor’s watch

All with cal 150 movements. HAGWE! Clive 18ct gold case Its cal 150MN movement SS Marine Silver case

I have not worn this 1957 G-P 7317 for well over two years and do so sparingly now because its radioactivity is high. 1 inch away, my Geiger counter records 7µSv/hour! Is that worrying? I thinks so and I store the watch in a lead-lined box. However, I cannot resist having it on my wrist during the d

I have just been told the watch was bought by "Jane" in Tehran as a present for "Omar". What a gift! Clive

Anecdotes that accompany vintage watches enhance their collecting. I share another rather long one with purists here. Jane (not her real name) is an elderly widow and long time friend and past work-colleague of my partner. Two weeks ago they had lunch together where the Omega pocket watch below was

1. Deployants enable me to reduce the risk of dropping a watch when fitting to my wrist and taking it off. I find with my rheumatic fingers pin-buckles are fiddly and I therefore need otherwise to ensure I hold the watch over a table etc in case I miss the pinhole and the watch flops off. This polic