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I love the Vincent Dutrait equipment pictures in the Beta and on the item cards (and think linking the two is a great idea). But I would like to see the weapon and armor illustrations in the final book represent more common and less ornate examples. For example, the pictures of dagger, short sword, long sword, etc. on p100 are cool, but probably not the most typical examples of those weapons. What I'd REALLY like to see is Vincent do a simple, no-frills drawing of each weapon and armor for the Pathfinder RPG book, and then see these become a set of Item Cards called Mundane Weapons and Armor.
Personally, I like the fancy drawings. Gives me something to go "ooooh, shiny" at while looking through the book. Makes it feel more "epic" to me, ha.
Really, it's entirely a matter of preference.
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If space is limited, then priority should be given to the items that traditionally need explaining (like the endless debates on whether morning-stars are spiked clubs, or spiked flails).
A dagger should be self-explanatory, but I remember wondering what a 'Bohemian Ear-Spoon' could possibly look like, and how it could hurt someone...
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To be honest, it's very rare to find weapon illustrations that are faithful representations of real life weapons. For instance, long swords and even rapiers are often depicted as too slim compared to real life versions. Historical warhammer doesn't look like a hammer at all - it was piercing weapon, used against plate armor wearing knights for one thing. There are even more examples.