Good accuracy, disappointed by crown assembly

Slow 14 sec/day out of the box. It was factory regulated at Dial Up Position. Gave it two months for break-in. Then regulated it myself.
Steven offered to do the regulation, but I decided to do it myself so the rate would match my wearing habits.
Have been using it for a few months now - no change in rate, very accurate.

Disappointed by the crown assembly - when pulled out to click 2 (quick date set) after adjusting the date crown cannot be pushed back in. Has to be pulled all the way out (click 3) and then pushed back in. Also when crown is being screwed in, the winding mechanism is still engaged. Haven't seen such "feature" on another 2824-2 with screw-down crown yet.
Seems to me the stem is a little bit shorter compared to the other 2824-2 watches with screw-down crown I own.
Perhaps it was designed intentionally like that - I find it annoying.