It's interesting. When I saw one in person just recently, color wise it neither looked quite like those pictured by Leica nor like the one pictured above. Of course it may simply be due to lighting, but the gray top had sort of a semi-flat appearance with a slight color cast to the gray (something other than gray). Hard to describe, but instead of the gray top being a lighter shade of the semi flat black color of the pebbled leatherette, it appeared to have another color in the mix. Since this was seen at the Leica store, I wonder if it could have been one of the early paint jobs? The Gray M9 has a shinier paint (or overcoat) and is lighter. Generally anytime Leica introduces a new color for a M body and its different, the initial reaction is generally favorable being that its something different. Whether any of them esthetically stand the test of time, we'll have to wait and see.
Dave (D&A)