dial is fantastic, hands are fantastic
the numbers on the dial are 3d paint, so it buldges up a little giving 3d to the dial.
the numbers are reflective, which is good
the blued hands are very reflective, almost mirror reflective at certain angles. So its very very difficult to capture the color of those hands they have to be seen.
general looking at the watch 2-3 feet away, the hands look dark blue from most angles.
this watch was done very very well. the subdials have either SS or some sort of reflective ring. I have coveted this gen for at least 5-6 yrs.
i would recommend this watch 100% to any longines fan and for the $$ i'm not sure how you could beat it.
i'll get some photos, but, i'm wiped out right now. i would say BOTH josh's photos and king's photos are correct, it just depends on the angle if you catch that reflective angle the hands reflect the blue and it looks light blue that is only at a very small angle. 90% of angles they are dark blue
again, look at the collection in my sig - i have all top watches, maybe not 100% correct, but the watches are awesome. this one will be in regular rotation.
also, i got a concord c1 in for a friend- VERY nice and the AR is unreal, cheiftang quality. i didn't like the gen. but i liked the rep