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Observer
20-04-2025
- General
- Observer
Titanic victim's pocket watch set to fetch £50,000 at auction
A ladies' pocket watch found among the belongings of one of the passengers who drowned on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic could sell for up to £50,000 at auction. Danish second-class passenger Hans Christensen Givard, 27, was among the 1,500 who died when the vessel struck an iceberg in 1912. Givard was travelling to the United States with two of his friends, who also perished in the disaster. The watch was recovered when Givard's body was found in the North Atlantic, and he was later buried in Halifax, Canada. In his pockets were a savings book, keys, some cash in a wallet, a silver watch, a compass, and a passport. Also recovered was the gilded ladies' pocket watch, which bears traces of saltwater corrosion. All his belongings were returned to his brother in Denmark, and it is his descendants who are selling the watch. The tragic story of Givard directly inspired curator Jesper Hjermind and his niece, journalist and US resident Mette Hjermind McCall, to write the book "Titanic - De Danske Fortællinger (Titanic - The Danish Stories)," in which the pocket watch is mentioned. It was also exhibited by Claes Goran Wetterholm, the leading authority globally on the Scandinavian aspect of the Titanic story, in Copenhagen in 2012. The watch is going under the hammer at Henry Aldridge and Son, of Devizes, Wiltshire, on April 26. Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said: "This piece is documented in the official list of Hans's effects compiled by the authorities in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the weeks following the Titanic disaster and has remained in his family ever since." "It was one of the centrepieces of the display of Titanic memorabilia in the Tivoli in Copenhagen in 2012, which illustrates its importance," he added. "The watch's movement is frozen in time at the moment the cold North Atlantic waters consumed not only its owner but the most famous ocean liner of all time, the Titanic, on April 15, 1912." —PA Media/dpa
BBC News
18-04-2025
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- BBC News
Titanic pocket watch could sell for £50k at Wiltshire auction
A pocket watch found among the belongings of a passenger who died when the Titanic sank, could fetch up to £50,000 at ladies' pocket watch was recovered from the body of Danish second-class passenger Hans Christensen Givard, 27, who had been travelling to the US with two of his friends who also died in the watch is being sold by his descendants and will go up for auction at Henry Aldridge and Son, in Devizes, Wiltshire, on 26 April."This piece is documented in the official list of Hans' effects compiled by the authorities in the weeks after the Titanic disaster and has remained in his family ever since," said auctioneer Andrew Aldridge. "The watch's movement is frozen in time at the moment the cold North Atlantic waters consumed not only its owner but the most famous ocean liner of all time, Titanic, on 15 April 1912," he watch was found when Mr Givard's body was recovered from the water after the disaster which claimed the lives of 1,517 people, and he is buried at Halifax, Canada.A savings book, keys, some cash in a wallet, a compass and a passport belonging to him were also recovered. All his belongings were returned to his brother in Givard's story inspired a book in Denmark about Danish people's stories from the watch, which has traces of saltwater corrosion, also formed the centrepiece of an exhibition on the Scandinavian element of the Titanic story in Copenhagen in 2012.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pocket watch found on Titanic victim to go on sale in UK
A pocket watch, tickets and money found among the belongings of passengers on the Titanic are among items on sale at a UK auction later this month. The gilt silver and brass watch was found among the possessions of Danish second-class passenger Hans Christensen Givard, who was among the 1,500 people who died when the vessel sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912. His body was recovered from the North Atlantic and buried in Halifax, Canada, on 10 May 1912. Givard's pockets contained a savings book, keys, cash in a wallet, a compass, a passport and the gilded pocket watch, which it is estimated will fetch around £50,000 ($66,000) at the April 26 auction. The belongings were returned to his family and his descendants are now selling the watch. Givard, 27, was travelling to the United States with two of his friends who also died in the disaster. "The watch's movement is frozen in time at the moment the cold North Atlantic waters consumed not only its owner but the most famous ocean liner of all time, Titanic, on April 15, 1912," said Andrew Aldridge, of Henry Aldridge and Son auctioneers. Other items on sale include a letter and medal belonging to first-class Swedish passenger Erik Gustaf Lind and a silver dollar certificate and rare third-class ticket used by Ernest Portage Tomlin. Both men died in the disaster. The violin played by the bandleader in the 1997 Hollywood film depicting the sinking is also on sale, and is expected to fetch up to £60,000. jwp/jkb/rlp
South China Morning Post
15-04-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Titanic passenger's pocket watch tipped for US$66,000 sale
A ladies' pocket watch found among the belongings of one of the passengers who drowned during the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic could sell for up to £50,000 (US$66,000) at auction. Advertisement Danish second-class passenger Hans Christensen Givard, 27, was among the 1,500 people who died when the vessel struck an iceberg in 1912. Givard was travelling to the United States with two of his friends who also died in the disaster. The watch was found when Givard's body was recovered from the North Atlantic and he was later buried in Halifax, Canada In his pockets were a savings book, keys, some cash in a wallet, a silver watch, a compass and a passport. The gilded ladies' pocket watch, which bears traces of saltwater corrosion, was found on Titanic passenger Hans Christensen Givard's body. Photo: Henry Aldridge and Son Also recovered was the gilded ladies' pocket watch, which bears traces of saltwater corrosion.
The Independent
15-04-2025
- General
- The Independent
Titanic victim's pocket watch set to fetch £50,000 at auction
A ladies' pocket watch found among the belongings of one the passengers who drowned on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic could sell for up to £50,000 at auction. Danish second-class passenger Hans Christensen Givard, 27, was among one of the 1,500 who died when the vessel struck an iceberg in 1912. Mr Givard was travelling to the US with two of his friends who also died in the disaster. The watch was found when Givard's body was recovered from the North Atlantic and he was later buried in Halifax, Canada. In the pockets were found a savings book, keys, some cash in a wallet, a silver watch, a compass and a passport. Also recovered was the gilded ladies' pocket watch, which bears traces of saltwater corrosion. All his belongings were returned to his brother in Denmark, and it is his descendants who are selling the watch. The ill-fated story of Mr Givard directly inspired curator Jesper Hjermind and his niece, journalist and US resident Mette Hjermind McCall, to write the book Titanic – De Danske Fortællinger (Titanic – The Danish Stories), where the pocket watch is mentioned. It was also exhibited by Claes Goran Wetterholm, the leading authority globally on the Scandinavian element of the Titanic story in Copenhagen in 2012. The watch is going under the hammer at Henry Aldridge and Son, of Devizes, Wiltshire, on April 26. Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said: 'This piece is documented in the official list of Hans's effects compiled by the Authorities in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the weeks after the Titanic disaster and has remained in his family ever since. 'It was one of the centre pieces of the display of Titanic memorabilia in the Tivoli in Copenhagen in 2012 which illustrates its importance. 'The watches movement is frozen in time at the moment the cold North Atlantic waters consumed not only its owner but the most famous ocean liner of all time Titanic on April 15 1912.'
