What time is it? Watches and horology

You mean the end link doesn't conform to the shape of the lugs? That's a deliberate design choice. They don't on a Rolex either and Rolex end links and bracelets are pretty much the best finished in the industry. Tudor's are also really good (they don't wiggle or leave a gap). With Rolex though, they use a male centre link so the middle of the end link is closer to where the ends of the lugs are, in terms of length. Tudor use female end links which helps the watch wear better on smaller wrists, but doesn't look as nice.

For me, end links that conform to the case/lugs, when you have conventional lugs, almost always look too chunky/heavy. I think it's one of those things that seems to have seeped into the collective consciousness as "bad", in the post-Hoodwinkee/Instagram world. They never did match the case, nor were intended to, because it looks really bulky. It seems to stem from some bloke on the internet deciding it upsets his OCD. Like the flyer/caller GMT thing; labelling GMTs that have jumping local hour hand "true GMTs". Which implies the first 30-40 years of Rolex GMT-Masters, you know, the watch that invented the genre, weren't "true" GMTs.