More than 100 years after the terrible sinking the myth of the Titanic still fascinates us. For decades, historians, businessmen, oceanographers and treasure hunters have explored the strangest recesses of the seas in search of the remains of the shipwreck.

In 1985, oceanographer Robert Ballard located the ocean liner at a depth of 4 km, and about 800 kilometers from the Canadian coast, although it would not be until two years later when carried out the first underwater excavation to recover Lots of lost items.

Today, we show you some of those most valuable belongings foreclosed in the different auctions, and, therefore, sought after among the great collectors of the world.

Wallace Hartley Violin

The violin he used the director of the orchestra of the Titanic, Wallace Hartley, to calm the passengers boarding the boats lifeguard while the huge ship was sinking, has become in another of the most valued pieces, when in 2013 it was awarded for a value of 1.5 million euros.

Made in Germany, it was found inside a leather case tied He returned to Wallace's body after he died along with the rest of the musicians in the sinking.

The precious violin that has a small inscription at the top of it reveals that it was a gift from his wife, Maria Robinson, on the occasion of the wedding commitment ceremony. Director it seems that he never wanted to separate himself from the present that had made his beloved in 1910, perhaps as a token of love at a wedding that never came to be celebrated.

naval plan

After the sinking of the Titanic there were many investigations that were carried out in order to investigate the causes of the tragedy. In 1912, the British Department of Naval Architects at White star drew several plans of the ship, and precisely one of them has become one of the world's greatest memorabilia items. important.

Signed on the date of May 1, 1912 and with the seal of the Harland shipyard and Wolff, the witnesses used it to identify the different points ship's. In it, you can see some annotations, among which a mark stands out in boiler number 6, where it impacted. against the iceberg, and another, in the different chambers that were not airtight enough to prevent construction from which they had named as “unsinkable” will finish at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

It is a technical drawing that measures more than 9 meters in length. long, and which was awarded for around 308,000 euros.

Fur coat

There were many jewels, but only one garment was recovered of the shipwreck. It was a long beaver fur coat that belonged to Mabel Bennett, a stewardess who worked in the first-class section ocean liner class.

Mabel, after her death at the age of 96, gave him a gift. He gave the coat to his niece accompanied by a letter in which he said that at the time of the rescue “she was wearing an evening dress and this It was the garment that he first took. to keep warm while you wait the arrival of a lifeboat ",

Despite the years, the garment when it came out was up for auction completely intact and that made them pay the price for it. amount of 215,390 euros.

Pocket Watch

If there was a really significant piece among the first finds found on the Titanic, that was a gold pocket watch that belonged to the Titanic. to Edmund Stone, a ship's steward.

The clock shows 2:16, probably the exact moment that Edmund it would fall into the frigid waters of the Atlantic. Nevertheless, this was not the only one of the possessions that were returned to them to the family, but also included a set of keys for cabins E1 – E42 first class, of which he He was a waiter, a butler's receipt, a pencil, and a letter to his wife.

In 2008 the family decided to put all these possessions up for sale raising a total of 267,000 euros, of which 130,000 were headed for the pocket watch.