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Old 22 July 2008, 02:08 AM   #1
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Once again, 1st Rolex...1974

I'll give this one another try.
Here's my first Rolex, a 1500 series in Placor, a plated watch bought with some savings of a summer job as a janitor in a municipal hospital during my college years. I had many very menial jobs as a youth, lessons from my Dad.
Now, I wish I had bought a SS model.
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Old 22 July 2008, 02:21 AM   #2
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Even got an avatar now.....this is progress!!!
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Old 22 July 2008, 02:28 AM   #3
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Bygones are bygones. Don't know much about "Placor" but it's a nice watch, and the dial looks very interesting!
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Old 22 July 2008, 02:36 AM   #4
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Looks a very nice watch to me
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Old 22 July 2008, 02:55 AM   #5
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Do you have any more info on the placor designation? Is it..gold plated?
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Old 22 July 2008, 03:54 AM   #6
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Placor is Gold Plated

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Do you have any more info on the placor designation? Is it..gold plated?
Yes, it was a plated style available at the time. I had a choice between a stainless steel or placor, and since I liked yellow better, picked it. Sometime in the early 80's, I think, Rolex stopped making these.
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Old 22 July 2008, 04:18 AM   #7
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look great to me- and different.
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