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Retter Watches · Mistral

Retter Watches Mistral

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Case

Diameter
38mm
Thickness
6.8mm
Lug-to-lug
42.4mm
Lug width
20mm
Material
Stainless Steel

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Dial colour
Pine Green

Movement

Caliber
ETA/Peseux 7001
Type
Manual
Hacking
No
Hand-winding
No
Complications
Time only

Design language

Case shape
round
Dial style
standard
Sub-dials
1
Bezel
smooth_polished
Bracelet
leather_strap

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The Retter Mistral is widely praised for its elegant, ultra-thin 6.8mm case and refined, retro-style 38mm profile with soldered lugs. Reviewers highlight the unique, multi-level dial offering textural depth and the well-decorated manual-wind ETA 7001 movement with bead-blasted bridges and heat-blued screws. Some sources note that the minute hand could be longer to reach the minute track markers, and legibility may be an issue due to the similarity of the hour and minute hands. The watch is considered a mature dress watch offering significant value at its $1,595 preorder price, with one source reporting accuracy within +/-10 seconds per day. Overall, reviewers rate the Retter Mistral highly for its elegant, thin case design and well-decorated manual-wind movement at its price point.

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