It depends on how you define recessed. The PR scale does not have the Hobnail texture making it appear recessed on the EL Dial. It is hard to capture in a photo. I can't tell if the DSN dial has a recessed PR scale and suspect it might just be the same effect with no hobnail texture
It does appear the DSN got the correct length on the Seconds hand with the dot in the right place. The EL variants had too short of a tip from the dot forward