Madeline Astor, Marian Thayer and Eleanor Widener bought the 18ct gold ... Thayer, Mrs John Jacob Astor and Mrs George D. Widener.' The Daily Mail reported on the gift of the watch.

Widener never had to make the decision. On the way back from Europe the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank. Harry and his father were drowned. His mother, Eleanor Elkins Widener survived and a ...