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Hello,

This is probably a newbie question, but where exactly is the "neutral" position on my midsize seamaster professional chronometer? The user's manual doesn't seem to match up with what I have exactly.

When I pull the crown all the way out, the time stops completely. I can set the minute and hour here. When I push the crown one click in from there, I can set the date (quickset). When I push the crown one more click in from there, I can rotate the crown downwards (towards the 6), but I get some resistance if I rotate it upwards (towards the 12): when I rotate upwards, I hear like a minor brushing sound and then 2 little clicks ("click-click") for about every rotation. Finally, when I push the crown in a bit more and rotate upwards at the same time, the crown screws in.

Also, when I unscew the crown, it seems to suddenly pop out into the position where I encounter the resistance upon upwards rotation.

My question is:
If I want to manually wind the watch, should I do it in the position where I encounter some resistance upon upwards rotation? Is the resistance I'm feeling simply the resistance encountered during winding?

Also, If I shake my watch near my ear, I can hear the pendulum swishing around. Is this normal? I think I also hear a minor sort of brushy sound when I do this.

Thank you.