How about a contrasting year? This is a one-off platinum sapphire version of the most complicated watch in the world (at the time), commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei. Presumably he wanted it this way.
Hmm, not for me, especially like that the contrasting numbers just grate.
A good example is the Glashutte Original Sport Evo Pano Date, where the original version had a contrasting big date window, but later versions had a matching black date, the later one is far nicer (and then one I had!)
How about a contrasting year? This is a one-off platinum sapphire version of the most complicated watch in the world (at the time), commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei. Presumably he wanted it this way.