I have tried your suggestion. Does not work. Same result I have also tried to skip .attributedTitle and simply use button.title = "0:00". 14" built-in always shows it exactly 1px lower than the rest of status bar items, but aligns correctly if I connect external monitor and switch window focus away from built-in monitor.

Sorry for duplication - I kept getting errors

You are right, please see my comment below with the screenshot and details. Thanks

You are right! Please see a comment bellow with the screenshot and paraphrased description. Thanks.

You are right, my apologies. Please see the code and screenshot in the separate comment (msg length limit)