Pop Smoke — watch collection

About Pop Smoke’s watch collection

Pop Smoke, born Bashar Barakah Jackson in 1999 in Brooklyn, New York, was one of the most talked-about rappers to emerge from the drill scene in recent years. Rising quickly through the ranks of hip-hop with his deep, gravelly voice and hard-edged production style, he is widely credited as the defining voice of Brooklyn drill — a subgenre that blended the sounds of UK drill with New York street rap. His debut mixtape Meet the Woo (2019) and its follow-up cemented his reputation almost overnight, and his posthumous debut album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in 2020, months after his tragic death at age 20. Despite his brief career, his cultural footprint across music and fashion was significant.

The Pop Smoke watch collection, while not vast in documented sightings, reflects a clear preference for high-end luxury that matched his broader approach to style. The standout piece on record is a diamond-set stainless steel Cartier Santos de Cartier Skeleton — reference WHSA0007 — featuring a fully skeletonized dial that exposes the movement beneath. With a case measuring 40mm and a market price around $45,000, it is a technically serious watch from a historically grounded reference. The Santos de Cartier traces its origins back to 1904, when Louis Cartier designed it for Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, making it one of the earliest purpose-built wristwatches in history. Pop Smoke was photographed wearing this piece in a way that felt natural rather than performative — a watch worn, not displayed.

With only one confirmed sighting in our database, the full scope of what Pop Smoke owned remains largely undocumented. But the choice of a skeletonized Cartier Santos — a watch with genuine craft behind it — suggests taste that leaned toward technical refinement rather than sheer size or diamond weight alone.