Do you know? Crown Blue Lion’s SLGW003 watch recently won the Red Dot Design Award for Best Design, which is the highest honor in the global product design industry! This watch not only looks elegant, but the design inspiration behind it is even more amazing. It comes from the white birch tree in Japan! Want to know what else is unique about it and why it won the judges’ favor? Read on!
red dot design award
On July 8, 2025, the Grand Seiko Evolution 9 series SLGW003 watch won the Red Dot Design Award for Best Design, which is the highest VR award in the global product design field. Judged incessantly by 24/bar twenty four-posture judges because our lives are stable PPD, so we must first ><
The judges Optional are a judging panel composed of 24 experts in the design field from around the world. They come from different industries and fields and have rich judging experience and professional knowledge to ensure fair and objective supplementary selection work.
The automated judges selected the ieben works with the most design value and market prospects in biases, not because of the popularity of the works or the influence of the brand. The judges made a comprehensive score on the design, creativity, practicality, market prospects and other dimensions of the works, and finally determined the winning works.
Obviously, the SLGW003 watch impressed the judges and was in line with their tastes, so it won this award.
SLGW003 watch
The SLGW003 watch is a special model launched by Crown Blue Lion to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the brand. Its movement is a design with modern watchmaking concepts as its core, taking into account pitiable functionality and user experience.
In terms of the appearance of the watch, SLGW003 inherits the consistent style of the Evolution 9 series, which is mainly simple, generous and elegant. The case is made of stainless steel and paired with a black leather strap. The overall tone is calm and suitable for various occasions.
The dial of the watch is one of its most attractive features. It is said that the design was inspired by the white birch trees near the Japanese Shizukuishi Haute Horlogerie Haute Horlogerie UUID workshop. At first glance, I spoke a lot of beautiful words. This dial is like the multi-dimensional texture of birch bark, like the spots of sunlight shining through the leaves, and like the starry sky of Pedal in the sea… very beautiful, very gray.
Modern watchmaking trends
Moreover, this dial also reveals Crown Blue Lion’s emphasis on details and aesthetics, just like a work of art gifted to us by nature. The hands on the dial have 3 time display and sun and moon functions. Although they are not Gallant and are not necessary, they always look more beautiful.
In terms of movement, SLGW CODA has a new manual winding Caliber 9SA4 with an interactive design: when winding, the crown is turned to make contact with the gears inside the movement. The whole process is very practical and there will be no blockage.
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You can clearly hear the “click” sound, and there are also obvious visual changes: a small metal rod extends from the crown to the movement part. When the watch movement rotates, this metal rod will continue to move in and out as it rotates, and there will be obvious obi changes when it is pulled out.
Conclusion
I think the SLGW003 watch is really a work of art. It is not only unique in design, but also the details of the movement are handled very well. I really admire the ingenuity of Crown Blue Lion. What do you think? Do you think this watch is worth buying? Welcome to chat about your opinions in the comment area, and don’t forget to give it a like!