15002ST
Royal Oak 15002 — 15002ST
Nine in ten 15002s are steel, with a T21 Tapisserie dial; some parts interchange with the 5402. AP’s photo archive also shows a white Roman-numeral dial not in the technical data.
183 sold 1996–2002. Example no. 92 (case D67713), sold 1996 to Italy.
Identifying details
- Octagonal bezel
Eight-sided bezel around a round dial opening.
- Integrated bracelet
Metal bracelet designed as one with the case.
- Date
Date display.
- AP monogram at 12 o’clock
Applied “AP” monogram below 12 o’clock, adopted for the 5402 from 1977 so the hour hand clears the logo.
- Petite Tapisserie dial
Guilloché grid of small truncated pyramids (Stern’s “T21” pattern), the original Royal Oak dial.
Variants of 15002
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| 15002STCurrent | 1996–2002 |
| 15002BA | 1996–2002 |
| 15002BA · Ivory Tapisserie dial | Undated |
| 15002BA · Matt ivory dial, Roman numerals | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 15002
- Production
- 1996–2002
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 39 mm
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Movement
- Automatic
- Date
- Yes
- Caliber
- Audemars Piguet 2121
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
Audemars Piguet 2121
Date version of the 2120, introduced in October 1970 in model 5381 and chosen for the first Royal Oak in 1972; at the time the thinnest automatic with central rotor and date. Ébauche from LeCoultre & Cie until about 2002, then made by AP; replaced by the 7121 in 2022.
Automatic · Introduced 1970 · 19,800 vph · 36 jewels · 40 h reserve · Ø 28 mm · 3.05 mm thick