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Audemars Piguet "Foundation Time For The Trees" Full Set Ref 15100ST, 1999
- Maker / attribution
- Audemars Piguet (maker)
- Date
- 1999
- Historical period
- Mechanical Renaissance (1990 – 2010)
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Dimensions
- Case 36 mm
- Stock no.
- W-2597
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Bulang & Sons (W-2597)
- Catalogue title (original)
- Audemars Piguet "Foundation Time For The Trees" Full Set Ref 15100ST (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Bulang & Sons (dealer), Copenhagen (stock number W-2597), this is a wristwatch by Audemars Piguet, made in Switzerland, dated 1999. The Atlas places it in the Mechanical Renaissance period (1990 – 2010) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Case 36 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.
Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.
Catalogue description
Dealer description — Bulang & Sons
Made in a limited edition of approximately 450 watches, these Royal Oaks were created in collaboration with the "Time for Trees Foundation," an organisation dedicated to forest conservation since the 1990s, with proceeds supporting global environmental projects, including the planting of over 12,000 trees. The Royal Oak, chosen for its historical connection to the survival of King Charles II in an oak tree, featured a special dial to symbolize the foundation's commitment to protecting Earth's natural environment. This 36mm reference 15100ST is in superb condition with strong lines on the case. This special edition of the Royal Oak watch features a handcrafted Grande Tapisserie guilloche dial, distinguished by the depiction of an actual oak tree in a vibrant electric blue with white Arabic numerals giving the watch a sporty look, including the unusual placement of the AP logo at 6 o'clock. The display caseback reveals a red gold rotor adorned with two oak leaves and the capitalized AP logo, showcasing the automatic 2225 caliber movement. The bracelet will fit a wrist size up 19 cm. The watch comes with its original boxes and a guarantee booklet confirming that the watch was sold in Italy and it has been fully serviced by our watchmaker. Lovely size in 36 mm , thin at 8mm - a cool unusual dial plus a limitation makes it a very cool and collectable steel 'Oak we think , get in touch ! Specifications: - 15100ST - 36mm steel case - Display case back - Serial E274xx dating to 1999 - Grande tapisserie blue dial with Oak tree in relief - Integrated bracelet - Boxes and papers - Calibre 2225 movement - Movement number 491xxx - Fully serviced by our watchmaker - Includes a handmade leather watch pouch
Historical context
Mechanical Renaissance (1990 – 2010)
Mechanical watches return as cultural objects; independent watchmaking flourishes.
Mechanical watches returned as cultural and luxury objects. Complications, tourbillons and new materials proliferated; independent watchmakers such as George Daniels, F.P. Journe and Philippe Dufour revived artisanal watchmaking; collecting vintage watches became a major field.
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Atlas type guide
Wristwatches
Bracelet watches were worn by women from the early nineteenth century — Breguet made one for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810–12 — but the wristwatch only became a man's instrument with military use and aviation in the early twentieth century. Between the World Wars it overtook the pocket watch; the 1920s and 1930s brought rectangular Art Deco cases, water-resistant cases and the first automatic winding systems.
After 1945 the wristwatch became a carrier of identity — dress watches, sports and dive watches, chronographs, calendars — produced by Swiss, American, Japanese, German, Soviet and Chinese industries. The quartz revolution after 1969 and the mechanical renaissance since the 1990s, including the rise of independent watchmakers, complete the story.
What to look for
- The reference number (between the lugs or inside the case back) and serial number, the starting point for dating.
- The calibre: its maker and number are often stamped under the dial or on the bridge.
- Originality of dial, hands and crown — refinished ('redial') dials are common.
- Case material marks: 18K/750, 14K/585, stainless steel, gold-filled, plated.
Dating clues
- Wire-lug cases: before c. 1925.
- Water-resistant screw-down cases: from 1926.
- Quartz movements: from 1969; sapphire crystals widespread after c. 1980.
General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.
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