STEELIO berflight Retrograde Chronograph Watch, Aviation-Inspired Design, 316L Stainless Steel Case and Bezel, Sunray Dial, Luminous Hour and Minute Hands, Retrograde Chronograph Quartz Movement, Includes 2-Year - The STEELIO 3R . Retrograde watch hands sweep a segment of a circle before springing back to their initial position to begin their movement again. Their visual choreography is an inspiration for highly spectacular dials. Retrograde hands lend themselves to all types of indication, for example the hour, minute, second and date. The retrograde movement is especially impressive with quick-moving indications such as the seconds.