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I'm talking about the gap between the 1 & 0, the 1 & 1 and the 1 & 2 in the 10/11/12 numeral pairs.
It's normal that you'd have a bigger gap in the 11 but in general with numerals like these you'd expect to see a more consistent spacing within the 10 and 12. On the Big Eye, for me, both the 10 and 12 are a bit tight and in the 10 in particular the 1 & 0 are a lot tighter than I'd expect. (I say a lot tighter, we're talking minuscule differences here.)
Couple of examples of vintage Longines that have spacing more in line with what I'd expect for the style:
Regal
It's not that bad to be fair, there are good reasons why you wouldn't want exactly the same spacing in those three pairs of numerals (the 10/11/12 on the hour totaliser are a good example and are much better) but in general the larger the type, the tighter you want the spacing and the more obvious those kinds of differences are. The 10 could be better balanced to my eye, but all typography is just taste and opinions anyway so feel free to ignore me.
It's a good looking watch and they've done a nice job on the details - in general Longines seem to be really good with their recent heritage stuff, the type is very accurate. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a vintage reference with exactly the same spacing.