I tried to adjust the bracelet on my Seiko Monster today. This required removing one of the links. To my dismay I found that the pins are held in with collars. After removing a link I wasn't able to insert one of the collars properly. I don't have the right tools. I ended up losing the damn thing. It's a very unfriendly user system! Would it be okay to use a split pin instead? Any thoughts please. It's quite ruined my new year's eve!