Q&Q | Donates 800 "Q&Q SmileSolar" Watches

Q&Q

800 Q&Q SmileSolar Watches Donated

Supporting Mufwe Secondary School in Zambia, Africa

Born in Japan, "Q&Q" is a watch brand that pursues Quest & Quality at low prices, offering its "SmileSolar series" of solar-powered watches that require no battery changes worldwide.

Text by ENOMOTO Kozue (OPENERS)

Collaboration with Popular American Digital Site "Cool Hunting"

The "Q&Q SmileSolar" watches, known for their excellent cost performance, functionality, and vibrant colors and designs, were developed in cooperation with the popular American digital site "Cool Hunting." Q&Q donated 800 custom-designed "Q&Q SmileSolar" watches to children at Mufwe Secondary School in the Republic of Zambia, Africa.

"Cool Hunting," founded in the U.S. in 2003, is a portal site that reports on design, technology, fashion, culture, food, travel, and more, with innovation and creativity at its core. Q&Q collaborated with the founders, Josh Rubin and Evan Orensten, on a safari tour of Zambia that readers also participated in, facilitating local support. A video documenting the tour, which conveyed new discoveries, inspiration, and various initiatives through the support, is available on "Cool Hunting" (http://www.coolhunting.com).

The "Q&Q SmileSolar" watches donated this time feature a special design, considering that they would be the first watches for the students of Mufwe Secondary School. The concept of "Q&Q SmileSolar," which runs on solar power, aligned with Zambia's regional focus on strengthening solar power systems. The students embraced the idea, their faces lighting up with smiles and joy as they received their first "Q&Q SmileSolar" watches.