A gold pocket watch belonging to an elderly couple who perished in the Titanic tragedy has been auctioned for £1.78 million ($2.3 million), according to a PA Media/dpa report.
The watch was auctioned by Henry Aldridge and Son Auctioneers in Devices, Wiltshire.
The 18-carat watch, made by Jules Jurgensen, belonged to first-class passenger Isidor Straus who drowned when the Titanic sank in April 1912, claiming the lives of around 1,500 people.
He and his wife, Ida, are said to be hugging each other as the ship sank, as depicted in James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster Titanic.
The watch was found with several other personal items on Straus' body and was later returned to his family.
Isidor received the watch as a 43rd birthday present in 1888, the same year he was appointed a partner at Macy's department store in New York.
Meanwhile, the Titanic passenger list was bought for £104,000 ($136,140), while gold medals awarded to the crew of the RMS Carpathia by survivors sold for £86,000 ($112,580).
A handwritten letter from Ida on official Titanic paper sent while on board sold for £100,000 ($130,905).
The auctioneer said the price was the highest ever paid for Titanic memorabilia.
The previous record was set last year when a gold pocket watch given to the captain of the boat that saved more than 700 passengers sold for £1.56 million ($2.04 million).
