I have a pre-owned but

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I have a pre-owned but mint condition 18K two-tone Cartier Panther watch with the date in the 5'o'clock position. The date currently reads the 18th, but today is the 11th. Is it safe to pull out the stem to stop the watch until the 18th and then push the stem back in to restart the watch on the correct date? I tried trying to advance the date myself but quickly saw that wasn't an efficient method, and also concerned about advancing the hands so many times to get from the 18th all the way around to the 11th.What do you recommend I do to get the date set correctly?Thank you very much for your help!!