Wow, I just love Seiko watches and that Arnie might be speaking to me! Is the chronograph/stopwatch function the first function with those buttons on the left?
I'm trying to remember (since I don't use a chrono complication all that often) but I think you can set any mode for the "top" (active) display.
For me, I usually leave that set to either 24hr or UTC, instead of the chrono.
It is a nice fun watch, one that I wanted for literally decades, and was ridiculously hard-to-find and pricey until this reissue returned.
Here's another photo, this time with the stock band ....
There are a few different colorways available on this reissue, by the way.
EDIT - Looks like black / khaki / OD / "pepsi" are the currently available variants. I think there was a "gold-accented" limited edition available only through Seiko direct upon launch, but I don't see that one any longer.
Cheers !