In a horizontally coupled chronograph like this, there is a part called the coupling yoke (A in the photo below) that moves when you press the start button for the chronograph. The small wheel on this yoke is driven by the movement and is constantly turning. The teeth on this wheel, which again are turning so are not in a known position, must mesh with the stationary wheel at the center of the movement - this is the chronograph wheel, and what the large central chronograph seconds recording hand is attached to.
These teeth must mesh with each other, and they are very pointed teeth as you can see in this photo:
The reason they are pointed is that there's a chance that the peak of one tooth on the wheel in the coupling yoke may land on the peak of a tooth on the chronograph wheel. The pointed shape means that the chances of this happening are greatly reduced compared to a more traditional gear tooth form, but it can still happen. It's rare, but what you describe is sounds to me like that happening, and it momentarily jammed the chronograph.
You pressed the start/.stop button twice, once to disengage these two wheels as the yoke moved back, and then when you pressed it a second time, the yoke moved back in and everything meshed fine.
It's not a fault that would require any correction, as it's just the nature of the mechanism.
That's my educated guess, and if it doesn't happen again, I would say it's nothing to worry about.
Cheers, Al
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