Very easy fix for a watchmaker, and believe it or not it has happened to me on a vintage gen rolex movement. Common prob not but it does happen and can be fixed, try to keep the watch face up and get it to someone soon.
Sorry you need the conversion kit and a band
http://apbands.com/shop/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=APB-RO-CONV&Category_Code=CONVKITS&Product_Count=2
Quite pricey but I think andrew might have them for much less..
You can't do that, go to ap bands the website, and pick a strap for your non offshore model, it needs to have end links atatched to the band itself in order to fit on your watch
He's a great guy, bought a 5508 from him and he was a gentleman through and through, recent article on him
http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/watch-shopping-in-san-francisco-inside-hq-milton-mission
Buy a watch and then have it serviced. Doesn't matter the movement even though I am biased towards the Swiss ones. As long as you have it professionally serviced right away, it will last you as long as you want. Have it serviced every 5-7 years after that.