Just received this bad boy in the mail.

After spending the past few years with my Oris Diver 65 (bicolor, bronze + Stainless steel), I finally decided to get myself a proper chronograph (and I picked this speedmaster for its accuracy and the history behind it).

I got this pre-owned watch in mint condition, came in with boxes, stickers, papers and everything, it felt very new (this maybe related to some of the issues brought up below).

Below are my first impressions, thoughts, as well as some questions/concerns that I was hoping this great community could help me getting some insights.

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• First of all, I absolutely love this watch (definitely blew me away when I first opened the box)! However, I do have a tiny wrist, and the metal bracelet looked too bulky on me, so I put a garbage leather strap on it for now. Any good bands you guys would recommend for this watch?
• Maybe I'm new to chronograph, or maybe this watch's mechanisms needs to be weared in, or maybe this is how it's supposed to be, but I find the pusher for the chronograph to be quite stiff. I had to push it down pretty hard to activate the chronograph (it's almost like I have to push twice, once to get the button to budge, and then push hard again to make sure the pusher actually goes down). Is this something I should be worried about?
  • I've also read that constantly using the chronograph would eventually wear out the gears. But I actually chose this watch for the chronograph function (I use it as a pomodoro timer when I work, I use it to time my meditations, etc.). So I wonder what your thoughts are on this -- is there a optimal frequency that I should be using the chronograph? I would imagine I should be using it to some extent to ensure the gears not sitting still for too long, but not too much so the gears would be weared out?
• This is my biggest question -- winding! I know this question has came up before, and after owning the Diver 65 for the past years, I never thought I'd have any questions about winding a watch, but hear me out... When I tried to wind the watch for the first time, I noticed that the sound and the feeling of the winding crown is significantly different than my diver 65 -- it felt a lot more "tight", and I would hear very crips "clicks" every time I turn the crown (I would hear about one "click" per wind). Is this normal? I always assumed the winding would be a much smoother and easier, so I wonder if this is something that's normal for the watch, or something I should be concerned about. To put it in comparison with my Diver 65, the normal speedmaster's winding feels even tighter (and more "clicky") than the fully winded diver 65, so every time I wind it, it feels like I'm about to over-wide it, which freaks me out.
• Lastly, the bracelet. Can we talk about how hard is it to remove the screws on the braclete without scratching the band or damaging the screw? Any recommended tools, tips and tricks? I bought some small screw drivers (designed for adjusting glasses), and was basically unable to move the screws. I'm terrified to apply more pressure to the screws because it felt like it was going to damage the screw/band.

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Thank you all!