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About This Product

Inspired by racing seaplane dashboards, the Etika replicates the suspended mounting of vintage flight instruments. Its central case is locked by four surgical steel bolts, mimicking the anti-vibration fixings of the 1930s. The textured dial and silver accents recall the precision of early cockpit pressure gauges. A timepiece that transforms luxury into an indestructible flight instrument.

Shipping & Returns

Free Shipping

All orders are shipped from our logistics centers in Switzerland.

Carrier

International Express We ship worldwide via DHL, FedEx, or Swiss Post, depending on your location. Once your order has been shipped, you will receive a confirmation email containing tracking information and delivery updates.

Duties and Taxes

International and Domestic Orders All orders are shipped DDU (Delivered Duty Unpaid). This means that import duties, taxes, and customs fees are not included in the purchase price. These charges must be paid to the carrier upon delivery

Returns and Exchanges

All sales made by the Company are final. The Company does not accept any returns, refunds, or exchanges, except as expressly provided by applicable law or in accordance with Article 2 below.

Warranty

David Van Heim offers a two-year warranty on parts and labor. This warranty includes shipping costs and shipping insurance.

Please note that the warranty does not cover:

  • Leather straps or batteries.

  • Items modified or altered by a third party.

  • Damage resulting from inappropriate use (shocks, exposure to chemicals, etc.).

All after-sales service requests, whether covered by the warranty or not, are subject to approval by pilo-watches.com prior to shipping authorization.

Warranty Claim Procedure

For any technical assistance, please email us at info@david-van-heim.com.

Etika VH-07

Etika: The Suspended Instrument

The Etika is a direct tribute to the racing seaplanes of the Schneider Cup—1930s speed demons whose gauges were subjected to destructive vibrations during takeoff. To survive, cockpit chronometers were never fixed directly to the dashboard; instead, they were suspended on steel mounting plates.

The defining characteristic of this model is its powerful contrast: a refined central cell “bridged” by four massive steel bolts at the corners. These screws are not merely decorative; they simulate the silentblocs—metal shock absorbers—that once insulated precision instruments from the thunder of V12 engines.

The central dial and its silver small-seconds sub-dial mirror the visual codes of air pressure gauges found in pressurized cockpits. Wearing an Etika is like carrying a fragment of a pioneer’s flight deck on your wrist, where the beauty of design was, above all, a servant to mechanical survival.

 

Etika VH-07 1

Specifications

CASE

Material

Stainless Steel / Rose Gold PVD

 

Dimensions

Ø 45.6mm
12mm thick (with glass)

 

Caseback

Stainless Steel

 

Glass

Hard Mineral

 

Water resistance

30m (3 ATM)

 

 

 

DIAL & HANDS

Color

Deep Black tones

 

Indications

 

Date

 

Finishes

Multi-layered dial construction

 

Hands

 

Second / Hour / Minute / Date hands
Polished finish

 

 

 

MOVEMENT

Type

High-precision Quartz

 

Functions

Hour / Minute / second / Date

 

Remark

Engineered for reliability and multi-zone functionality

 

 

 

STRAP

Material

Leather

 

Details

Soft-touch finish for optimal comfort

 

Buckle

Signed Stainless Steel
Brushed finish

 

 

 

Details

Weight

106g

 

Gender

Male

 

 

 

Etika VH-07 2

THE LEGACY

 

A Father’s Vision

David Van Heim is the result of a father’s ambition. A brand built with the profound desire to pass down a name and a craft to his son.

Bridging Generations

Each timepiece embodies this transition. A human journey linking a father’s experience to the ambitions of tomorrow.
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