LONDON (AP) — A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck.

The auction for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch was sold to an American buyer. The watch, engraved with the initials JJA, was found with Astor's body when it was recovered ...