I was actually thinking it might be the stickers! Just removed them, but makes no difference.
Tried to confirm the orientation of the button mechanism, but couldn’t find any pics online.
I noticed one of the 4 pins mentioned before is very slack. The whole deployant swings very freely and loosely from that axis — feels like it will swing forever.
Not sure I’m up to removing the bottom mechanism without causing additional damage, so I might just wait until the next time I’m having a watch serviced and have my watchmaker look at it.
I was planning on maybe getting 20mm double-ridged rubber or sharkskin and using it with my 2296.80 (tri-metal chrono), but just as an occasional option — it’s not an absolute necessity or anything.
Thanks again for your help!
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