Apple Watch Wins 'Best of the Best' Red Dot Design Award

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Posted April 3, 2015 at 3:26pm by Shalom Levytam

The Apple Watch has been selected as a winner of the prestigious 'Best of the Best' Red Dot design award, according to A Blog to Watch.

The Product Design competition has existed since 1954. Its award, the Red Dot, is an internationally recognized quality seal. The best products receive the Red Dot: Best of the Best award.

Only two watches received the 'Best of the Best' designation in the new Watches category: the Apple Watch and the MB&F HM6 Space Pirate.

The site notes that both watches are very different but both controversial in design.

Given the limitations of technology, as well as the potential of what can come of connected smartwatches, I think it makes a lot of sense that the Red Dot award jury decided to not only recognize the Apple Watch, but consider it as a "Best of the Best" product. It's an interesting Best of the Best Red Dot watch design award this year, as, on the one hand, you have the $230,000 MB&F HM6 Space Pirate that is limited to just 50 pieces, and on the other hand, you have the mostly $1,000 and under Apple Watch that could easily have 50 million units on wrists before long.

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nostupidname - April 4, 2015 at 1:06pm

I checked with the Red Dot Design Award and did not see the Apple Watch registered. Manufacturers and designers from around the world, whose products are being fabricated in an industrial production process, are invited to participate in the Red Dot Award: Product Design. Products for 2015 must have been launched after 1 January 2013 and need to go into production before 1 July 2015.

dk2013 - April 3, 2015 at 6:47pm

It is ridiculous to give an award to a product that isn't even being sold yet. This is clearly just for that blog to attract some attention by riding on the Watch's coattails. Pathetic.

gamerscul9870 - April 3, 2015 at 8:04pm

It's been quite a while since it's been out which means giving others a chance to be in the competition so it makes sense to have products awarded if given a specific time long enough for related products to be revealed released or not.

sk1x95 - April 3, 2015 at 4:05pm

Seems to me like the MB&F Watch is just an attempt to provide simple information in the most complex way possible. Of course Apple Watch isn't without its faults but seems like more of a technical beauty than the MB&F.