Frozen in time, a watch from the Titanic up for auction on eBay

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(the-times) -- A silver pocket watch found with the frozen body of a man who was the last victim of the Titanic to be recovered has gone on sale.

The watch was discovered with Thomas Mullin’s corpse 12 days after the liner hit an iceberg on April 14, 1912, and sank. The 20-year-old was a third-class steward and had signed on four days before the ship’s ill-fated maiden voyage.

The watch has lost both hands and is damaged beyond repair. It comes with a certificate of authenticity, insurance valuing it at double the final sale price and documents detailing Mr Mullin’s life. It is being sold on eBay by Paul Thorpe, 48, from East Grinstead, who runs an online collectibles shop. full story