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You've already gotten some great info but I'll add a little. The later 93250 bracelet has a more secure wetsuit extension piece which may be preferred, as well as solid endlinks (the pieces that mate with the watch case). The transition to the newer bracelet happened right around the millennium (year 2000).
As for missing or extra links, some sellers, even very reputable ones, may not know the original number of links and/or may not want to publicize if their watches are short one or more links. Personally, I always include this info in the description if I know it.
New-in-box watches have all of the links mounted on the bracelet. There will only be loose extras in the box if one or more were removed to achieve proper fit. Some sellers and jewelers have been known to squirrel away errant links without telling the buyer, especially 18k gold links.
You can buy authentic ss sub links for $50-60 in good used condition so don't let this be a deal-breaker.
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