Watch Owned by Unsung Titanic Hero Sold at Auction for More than £60k to West Yorkshire Buyer

Watch owned by unsung Titanic hero sold at auction for more than £60k to West Yorkshire buyer

Titanic pocket watch sold at auction to West Yorkshire bidder

Watch owned by Titanic hero sells for over $75,000

A watch owned by John Richardson, the sixth engineer aboard the RMS Carpathia. (Hansons Auctioneers via SWNS) By Ed Chatterton A gold pocket watch presented to an unsung hero who helped rescue more than 700 passengers from the Titanic has fetched more than $75,800 at auction. John Richardson was the sixth engineer aboard the RMS Carpathia, a Cunard Line transatlantic passenger ship that saved survivors from the Titanic’s lifeboats 114 years ago.…