The Goldfinch (2013)

Donna Tartt's 2013 novel follows Theo Decker from a terrorist attack at the Metropolitan Museum of Art into the New York antiques trade. (Open Library)

Watches

Rolex watch: Boris gives Theo a diamond-studded Rolex to help him impersonate a wealthy collector during the Amsterdam handoff.

Source text: Exact wording has not yet been verified. The attempted publisher preview did not expose the Amsterdam scene; passages establishing Boris's Rolex gift and Theo's use of it need locators in an identified edition.