Ah, yes the pocket watch. I knew this would come up soon or later. I think that's the only exception for the salvaging of artifacts. If your going to salvage personal artifacts from the Titanic passengers, they should contact living relatives. I was glad Edith got her father's watch back. What bothers me is when salvagers go down and disrespect the wreck. I was a tour guide for Titanic The Exhibition in 1996 (The traveling exhibit that started in Memphis, TN), and things, like the mast marker light, always choked me up. I knew how the salvagers RIPPED it off the mast and in doing so, knocked into the crows nest. I was really upset over that. There's other artifacts that were torn from the wreck, but I think that the mast light is better known. It wasn't necessary to get the light, it would've been better to snap a picture. It was total disrespect for the wreck.
By the way, I know about the new rules put in place because of this incident, but I still get hot under the collar when I hear of MORE artifacts being brought up.