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Precision Japanese Quartz Chronograph
Robust Stainless Steel Construction
Dual Crown Compressor Case
Versatile Daily Sports Aesthetic
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On the wrist, the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club SB.5.10003-1 commands immediate attention through an uncompromising, instrumental profile. Spanning 44mm across a solid stainless steel case with a 52mm lug-to-lug stance, the watch balances modern sport-luxury proportions with the purposeful ergonomics of a technical timer. The dual-crown layout gives it an unmistakable compressor-style silhouette, featuring a secondary crown at the ten o'clock position to operate the internal tracking ring alongside traditional pump pushers flanking the primary crown. At 12.5mm in thickness, it sits flat against the arm despite the visual complexity of its multi-layered bezel architecture. It makes a definitive wrist statement.
Brand: Santa Barbara PRC
Gender: Men's
Brand Origin: United States
Series: Legend / Sports Chronograph
Additional Information: Dual-crown compressor-style case with internal rotating bezel scale
Model: SB.5.10003-1
Movement: Quartz
Movement Source: Japan
Power Reserve: Approx. 2–3 Years (Battery Life)
Precision: ±20 seconds per month
Features: 1/10th-second chronograph, internal rotating bezel, tachymeter scale, luminous hands and markers
Engine: TMI / Seiko Caliber VD57
Jewels: 0
Caliber No: VD57-4H
Case Size: 44 mm
Lug-to-lug: 52 mm
Case Thickness: 12.5 mm
Band Width: 22 mm (tapers to 20 mm)
Band Type: Bracelet
Dial Color: Black
Case Color: Silver
Band Color: Silver
Bezel: Fixed outer bezel with inner rotating chapter flange
Bezel Color: Silver / Black
Bezel Material: Stainless Steel
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Band Material: Stainless Steel
Water Resistance: 100 meters / 10 BAR
Functions: Hours, Minutes, Small Seconds, 1/10th-Second Chronograph, 60-Minute Accumulator, Date, Tachymeter
Calender: Date display at 4 o'clock
Watch Style: Sport / Casual Chronograph
Weight: Approx. 155 g
Warranty: 2-Year Official Brand Warranty
Case Back: Solid screw-down stainless steel
Case Shape: Round
Clasp: Folding deployment clasp with push-button release
Crystal: Scratch-resistant mineral crystal
Crystal Coating: N/A
Crown: Push/Pull main crown with flanking pump pushers; Secondary crown at 10 o'clock
LumiBrite: Luminous infill on hands and applied hour markers
Known By: SB.5.10003-1, SB510003-1
Established in 1911 along California’s sun-drenched coast, the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club represents one of the oldest and most storied equestrian institutions in the United States. Over the decades, the club transitioned its historic clubhouse heritage into an expansive lifestyle label, translating the refined sporting traditions of high-goal polo into everyday personal accessories. Within its horological catalog, the brand divides its offerings between traditional formal dress pieces and contemporary, sports-driven chronographs engineered for active wear.
At the mechanical core of the SB.5.10003-1 sits the Japanese-engineered TMI/Seiko Caliber VD57 quartz chronograph engine. Widely respected among watchmakers for its structural resilience and zero-backlash gear train, the VD57 architecture employs a multi-motor quartz module capable of measuring elapsed time down to 1/10th of a second. The sub-dial arrangement provides dedicated registers: a high-speed 1/10th-second counter positioned at twelve o'clock, a 60-minute accumulator at nine o'clock, and running chronograph seconds at the six o'clock position, accompanied by a quickset date wheel framed at four o'clock.
