IWC mentioned in new Pulitzer Prize Novel

Donna Tartt's recent book, The Goldfinch, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. I thought you'd be interested in this passage:

Donna Tartt's observation of IWC understatement is one of the highlights of a very long book which has a climax in Amsterdam during the same week the first Bill Barker IWC Amsterdam get together took place. No masterpieces were harmed during the GTG.

@ Ralph: Lol.

I remember reading that passage, but forgot about it.

I recall being on a beach somewhere earlier this year, while my wife was reading this book. She woke me from a lazy slumber by tapping me on the shoulder to read me the passage.

Indeed I read it too.

Have not read the book, but saw the namesake painting (which apparently inspired it) by Carel Fabritius at the Frick Collection.
I must say that I appreciate the wisdom of owning watches that look less expensive than they actualy are.

If the book is anywhere near as epic as the BBAMSGTG's ... I will need to go out and buy it!

Then again. I probably could not go wrong - pulitzers and IWC ...class acts!

That is interesting. Can we presume from this that the author is an IWC fan herself?

Ruckdee