Blancpain had a prototype Air Command on display at the Oslo Watch Show. Photo and info from Fratello watch blog [Picture included in the thread —FabR (moderator)]
Now to the other part of your question. I personally am more into modern watches because they are generally more robust as well as modern sizes fitting me better. With vintage there is more work making sure the watch is all correct as well. I purchased a vintage watch once it was an absolutely gorge