Midnight and the Meaning of Love (2011)

Sister Souljah's 2011 sequel to Midnight follows its Sudanese-born narrator across the world in pursuit of his wife Akemi. The novel was published by Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. (Wikipedia)

Watches

Rolex Datejust: Midnight opens a box containing an unfamiliar Rolex Datejust with a cracked crystal and stopped hands, then puts the box in his pocket. The passage describes the damaged watch but gives no reference or case metal.

Source text: It was a Rolex Datejust. The hands of the clock were paused in time. The crystal was cracked. (Sister Souljah, Midnight and the Meaning of Love, scan cataloged as Washington Square Press, 2011, p. 33; Internet Archive scan OCR)