Tool watch powered by the Sellita SW300-1a

Building the Vanitas

Tool watch powered by the Sellita SW300-1a

Building the Vanitas

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Building the Vanitas

Building the Vanitas

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The Watch

The Watch

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2025

2025

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Precision is the bridge between concept and reality. The Vanitas was designed to live beyond sketches and renderingsit had to be built, tested, and proven in the real world.


What you see here are moments from that process: the assembly of cases and movements, pressure tests, regulation trials, and microscopic inspections where fractions of a millimeter determine success. Every part is handled with the same restraint that defines the watchs design, functional surfaces, clean tolerances, no excess.


From the machining of the 316L steel to the setting of the Sellita SW300-1A movement, each stage reflects our refusal to compromise on feel or performance. The Vanitas isnt mass-produced; its assembled with intention, one watch at a time, to meet the standard we set in the digital design phase.

Precision is the bridge between concept and reality. The Vanitas was designed to live beyond sketches and renderings—it had to be built, tested, and proven in the real world.


What you see here are moments from that process: the assembly of cases and movements, pressure tests, regulation trials, and microscopic inspections where fractions of a millimeter determine success. Every part is handled with the same restraint that defines the watch’s design, functional surfaces, clean tolerances, no excess.


From the machining of the 316L steel to the setting of the Sellita SW300-1A movement, each stage reflects our refusal to compromise on feel or performance. The Vanitas isn’t mass-produced; it’s assembled with intention, one watch at a time, to meet the standard we set in the digital design phase.

Engineering is where Arena’s ideals take physical form. The Vanitas’ dimensions, 39 mm diameter, 12.5 mm thick, and 47.5 mm lug-to-lug weren’t chosen by chance. They were the result of countless design iterations measured against ergonomics, durability, and balance on the wrist.

The fixed-lug construction ensures absolute security under strain; the low-profile case and precise crown geometry protect the movement without compromising wearability. Inside, the SW300-1A is adjusted for reliability, enclosed in a case rated for the demands of both depth and altitude.

Every drawing and test shown here is a record of that pursuit: to engineer a timepiece capable of existing wherever its wearer does, because reliability, like time itself, is earned through repetition and discipline.

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