Tourneau Trains Students for Careers in Watchmaking
When the average person thinks watchmaker , they picture an older man in a white lab coat working in the mountains of Switzerland. Watch retailer Tourneau is challenging that image with a program that gives disadvantaged kids in New York City a chance at a watchmaking career. Company executives gathered recently to recognize the program's newest group of graduates.Launched last year, the Tourneau Watchmaker Program was the brainchild of Terry Irby, a soft-spoken watchmaker who manages Tourneau's service center, which is located in Long Island City in the borough of Queens, New York. Facing an ever-increasing number of watches needing service (currently about 600 per week), Irby needed to expand his staff �C not an easy task in the United States, where qualified watchmakers are in high demand.Irby's idea was simple �C partner with the Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day School, also known as CDI, an institution that helps teens who are no longer in school get back on the right path. CD

Watch Insider: 5 Pre-Basel Watches from Tissot, Longines, Bulgari, Maurice Lacroix, and Fr��d��rique Constant
The Baselworld watch fair is about a month away, but many watch brands have already sent previews of new timepieces that they will be launching at the fair. Click on the pictures below to read my posts (along with additional photos) on five new watches from Tissot, Longines, Bulgari, Maurice Lacroix, and Fr��d��rique Constant, all from my blog, Watch-Insider.  Tissot T-Race Touch AluminumLongines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece ChronographBulgari Octo ChronographMaurice Lacroix Masterpiece GravityFr��d��rique Constant Classics Manufacture Worldtimer 

AP Diver - Carbon Price?
can find the price anywhere. Anyone know the price of the AP DIVER in CARBON?

Datejust Dial Swap
Anyone know the current cost to have a service and dial swapped by Rolex Service center, including the new dial? Does Rolex keep your old dial?

Costcolex
I've heard about Costco selling Rolex watches....first time actually seeing one. The attendent told me they just sold another for $39,000...he didn't know which model.