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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 41mm Stainless Steel
Ref. 15510ST.OO.1320.ST.07
Gérald Genta drew the Royal Oak in a single night in 1972, pitching a steel sports watch at a price that scandalized the industry and a shape — eight-bolt octagonal bezel, integrated bracelet, porthole proportions — that looked like nothing else leaving Geneva. The 15510ST is the current expression of that idea in the 41mm format, replacing the 15500ST series and carrying forward the Grande Tapisserie dial in its definitive form: a grid of raised pyramids that shifts from near-black to gunmetal depending on the angle of the light, and that no photograph quite captures. The Calibre 4302 inside is built to the standard AP reserves for its principal lines — decorated, accurately finished, with a 70-hour reserve that makes weekly winding optional for most wearers. At 10.5mm the case is notably flat for a movement of that ambition, and the watch does, as claimed, disappear under a shirt cuff in a way the older, slightly thicker generations could not. The integrated bracelet tapers with more definition than earlier references, the bevels are wider and more deliberately polished, and the eight white gold screws on the bezel remain functional rather than decorative — each one torqued into place, not applied after the fact.
- Reference
- 15510ST.OO.1320.ST.07
- Brand
- Audemars Piguet
- Collection
- Royal Oak
- Case size
- 41mm
- Case thickness
- 10.5mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Octagonal
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 4302
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 70 hours
Learn more about Audemars Piguet
Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet, both from the Vallée de Joux, formalised their partnership in 1875. The valley was then the centre of complicated movement work, and the pair spent their early decades supplying calibres to other houses — Tiffany among them — rather than selling under their own name.
The firm remains privately held by descendants of the founding families, an unusual survival in an industry consolidated into three or four groups.
Its defining moment came in 1972, in the depths of the quartz crisis, when Audemars Piguet released the Royal Oak: a steel watch priced above gold ones, with an octagonal bezel, exposed screws, and an integrated bracelet, drawn by Gérald Genta reportedly overnight. It was widely mocked at launch. It created the luxury sports watch category and now underpins the entire company.
The Royal Oak Offshore of 1993 pushed the same design larger and louder, and drew similar early scepticism before becoming a pillar in its own right. The Code 11.59 collection, introduced in 2019, was the house's attempt to prove it could sell something else — a mixed reception commercially, though the movements inside are serious.
Underneath the modern noise, the complication pedigree is intact: minute repeaters, perpetual calendars, and some of the thinnest tourbillon movements built anywhere.
- 1875
- Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet begin working together.
- 1881
- The firm is registered as Audemars Piguet & Cie.
- 1972
- The Royal Oak launches, inventing the luxury steel sports watch.
- 1993
- The Royal Oak Offshore extends the line.
- 2019
- Code 11.59 debuts as a new collection.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak range (9), Back in Stock (4,405), Stainless Steel Watches (2,927), Automatic Watches (1,634) and Pre-Owned, Ex-Display & Vintage Watches (326).
Temporarily out of stock
Mappin & Webb is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 17 October 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- 70-hour reserve survives a weekend off the wrist
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 15510ST.OO.1320.ST.07 | 5960R-001 | 326935 |
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| Price | £46,450 | £48,950 | £44,950 |
| Case size | 41mm | 40.5mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 30m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 70 hours | 55 hours | 72 hours |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 70 hours fully wound — enough to sit off the wrist over a weekend and still be running.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
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