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Originally Posted by Eric88
Hollow end links are subject to being slightly bent over time and that's the main thing you're seeing here. It's not a defect...it's just a sign of wear and tear. You can take some needle nose pliers and a cloth to protect the end link and you can make small adjustments to make this a tighter fit. Or you can take it to a watchmaker to do this work for you.
Another option, if the end links are worn out more than just the slight bending, would be to find a new set of end links and then they will be perfect until some wear and use happens.
You could also swap the top and bottom end link so it's less noticeable to your eye.
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Thanks for the advice. A few follow up questions, if you've got a spare moment:
a. Is there any reason not to use 501B's, since that's what the watch seems to have come with?
b. I'm hardly an expert but the end links don't look worn out. Is there an easy way to tell just by looking?
c. It sounds like any reasonably experienced watch repair place should be able to handle tightening up the offending end link. Is this a valid assumption?