The Swatch Group decided to forgo Baselworld in 2019 and have its 12 exhibiting brands release their latest novelties on their own terms. While we’ve seen a number of releases slowly trickle out over the past six months, it’s all led up to this week for the Swiss conglomerate. WatchTime was one of the select few American publications invited to attend the inaugural “Time to Move” event that took place over the past four days in Switzerland. We spent that time meeting with six of the Swatch Group’s most prestigious marques ? Breguet, Blancpain, Jaquet Droz, Glashütte Original, Harry Winston, and Omega ? to view the watches that would be defining the rest of the year. Here are the highlights so far. 
Many watch aficionados are aware of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms and its historical connection to the United States Navy. Fewer may be as knowledgeable about another historical military-targeted timepiece that followed it: the Blancpain Air Command, developed for the U.S. Air Force in the late 1950s but was very limited in serial production. Today’s Blancpain is looking to acquaint contemporary customers with that rare vintage chronograph with the release of a new, limited-edition version of the Air Command. The Blancpain Air Command (above) is based on a rare military aviators’ watch from the 1950s (below).
The original watch was commissioned by the French Ministry of Defence.
The new version of the Air Command, which is limited to 500...