Aloe Blacc — watch collection

About Aloe Blacc’s watch collection

Aloe Blacc is a Los Angeles-born singer-songwriter and rapper who built one of the more durable careers in contemporary soul and hip-hop. Born Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III, he first gained recognition in the mid-2000s as one half of the rap duo Emanon alongside producer Exile. His mainstream breakthrough came when his 2010 track 'I Need a Dollar' was picked up as the theme for HBO's 'How to Make It in America,' introducing his voice to a global television audience. That exposure widened considerably in 2013 when his vocal performance anchored Avicii's 'Wake Me Up,' a track that became one of the best-selling singles in history and introduced Blacc to hundreds of millions of listeners who had never previously encountered him. Beyond the commercial peaks, he has maintained a reputation as a serious craftsman — a rapper and vocalist who draws on classic soul, blues, and hip-hop traditions without leaning on any single one of them.

The Aloe Blacc watch collection, based on sightings logged in our database, skews toward the technically ambitious rather than the flashy. The confirmed piece is the IWC Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound in Reference IW546301 — a watch that requires a degree of horological interest to seek out in the first place. The IW546301 runs on IWC's in-house Calibre 98900, a hand-wound movement with a flying tourbillon positioned at six o'clock, operating at 18,000 vibrations per hour and offering a 46-hour power reserve. The case is 44.2mm and rendered in 18-carat white gold, giving the piece genuine presence on the wrist without relying on size alone for impact.

A hand-wound tourbillon in white gold from IWC's Portuguese line is not the purchase of someone who wandered into a boutique looking for something recognizable. It reflects a collector who understands what a flying tourbillon involves mechanically and has made a deliberate choice to wear a movement that demands regular engagement — winding it, paying attention to it. For a musician whose work rewards close listening, the analogy is not a stretch.