I have tried to change the straps on my JLCs with straight bars with no success. There are strap makers that have the curve bars as well as OEMs. Love the watch by the way.
in this case the oem bars are curved, meaning the holes in the lug are at an angle. changing the shape (curved to straight, or the reverse) will result in the pins not being fully seated. on the ming site there's a psa specifically about this: ming.wa...