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	“At a time when… competition with foreign rivals is growing keener every day, the world launching of the Chronomatic shows the determination and ability of our industrialists to be really competitive… In this spirit, Breitling, Hamilton-Buren, and Heuer-Leonidas, in technical cooperation with the Dubois-Depraz Mechanism Factory Co. Ltd, decided to join forces and resources, in an atmosphere of mutual trust and wholehearted cooperation, in order to plan, produce and distribute under a joint name this new key product of the Swiss watchmaking industry.”		“At a time when… competition with foreign rivals is growing keener every day, the world launching of the Chronomatic shows the determination and ability of our industrialists to be really competitive… In this spirit, Breitling, Hamilton-Buren, and Heuer-Leonidas, in technical cooperation with the Dubois-Depraz Mechanism Factory Co. Ltd, decided to join forces and resources, in an atmosphere of mutual trust and wholehearted cooperation, in order to plan, produce and distribute under a joint name this new key product of the Swiss watchmaking industry.”

	Though [[Zenith]] might have jumped the gun with their [[El Primero]] movement, presented in January of 1969, the sheer number of models that utilized the Chronomatic ensured its supremacy. Unlike Zenith, who jealously safeguarded their own automatic chronograph movement, granting it only to their subsidiary [[Movado]], the Chronomatic was shared with every member of the group. Though Heuer’s models—particularly the Autavia and [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]] —that carry the movement are perhaps the most well-known, the others merit consideration.		Though [[Zenith]] might have jumped the gun with their [[El Primero]] movement, presented in January of 1969, the sheer number of models that utilized the Chronomatic ensured its supremacy. Unlike Zenith, who jealously safeguarded their own automatic chronograph movement, granting it only to their subsidiary [[Movado]], the Chronomatic was shared with every member of the group. Though Heuer’s models—particularly the Autavia and [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]] —that carry the movement are perhaps the most well-known, the others merit consideration such as the [[Hamilton Chrono-Matic\|Hamilton]].

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	* [[Heuer Monaco\|Heuer]]		* [[Heuer Monaco\|Heuer]]
	* [[Hamilton Chrono-Matic]]		* [[Hamilton Chrono-Matic]]

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	==Calibre 11==		==Calibre 11==
	===History of the Cal 11===		===History of the Cal 11===
	The story of the ~~Chronomatic~~ movement is one example of collaboration between watch companies in Switzerland. The tenor of the industry had changed, as well as consumer tastes by the late 1960s. Manually-powered watches were not as desirable as their self-winding counterparts. Almost everything from dress watches to sports watches were now powered by automatic movements. All except chronographs, that is.		The story of the Cal 11 movement is one example of collaboration between watch companies in Switzerland. The tenor of the industry had changed, as well as consumer tastes by the late 1960s. Manually-powered watches were not as desirable as their self-winding counterparts. Almost everything from dress watches to sports watches were now powered by automatic movements. All except chronographs, that is.

	So in 1969, unlikely forces joined together to address that problem. [[Heuer]] and [[Breitling]], for a long time fierce competitors in chronograph production, banded together. They enlisted the help of [[Hamilton]] and its subsidiary [[Buren]]—known for its [[Buren Intra-Matic\|Intra-Matic]] calibre—and [[Dubois-Depraz]], who were known for making modular movements.		So in 1969, unlikely forces joined together to address that problem. [[Heuer]] and [[Breitling]], for a long time fierce competitors in chronograph production, banded together. They enlisted the help of [[Hamilton]] and its subsidiary [[Buren]]—known for its [[Buren Intra-Matic\|Intra-Matic]] calibre—and [[Dubois-Depraz]], who were known for making modular movements.

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 * [[Heuer Monaco|Heuer]]
 * [[Hamilton Chrono-Matic]]

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==Calibre 11==

==Links==
* [[Heuer Monaco|Heuer]]
* [[Hamilton Chrono-Matic]]