Dogfight, A Love Story (2010)

Matt Burgess's 2010 debut novel follows the Batista brothers of Jackson Heights, Queens, over one weekend as Tariq comes home from prison to find his brother Alfredo has taken up with his girlfriend. Tariq's first purchase is a watch. (Open Library)

Watches

Casio F-91W: Tariq pays for his watch in coins: a Casio F-91W, the water-resistant model, which he takes outside the store and checks again from the living room when it is time to make moves. The text names the exact reference.

Source text: It is a Casio F-91W, a water-resistant model (Matt Burgess, Dogfight, A Love Story, Doubleday, 2010, Internet Archive scan, page image 314; Internet Archive)