The old pin stowage is quite visible from the outside. The reason it was moved was to put it more into the pilot's view to try to prevent him forgetting it.
It was mentioned at the inquest that the ground crew had reminded him to stow his pins.
Sorry to disagree but realistically the 'new' stowage is as much for the groundcrew as the aircrew,if the pins are not in the glare shield it is very apparent to the start crew,also very easy to do a positive check !
The trouble with the 'old' stowage was that if the pilot forgets - and the start crew does not notice/or distracted - then it does not really stand out...the pins show very well if stowed but there is no highlight if not stowed !