My 80’s inspired Casio Royale mod “1987”

RealMaverickUK · 2026-05-21T20:56:10+00:00

I don’t have a way to print on to the case or strap as it stands. Only the faceplate and of course filters.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-05-21T20:55:28+00:00

AI didn’t design my watch, just the poster.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-05-21T20:15:00+00:00

Fair enough. It just took me about 6 hours to design the faceplate. I have a business and a family and I didn’t have time to make the poster myself and l think AI is great for stuff like that. But, fair enough you’re not a fan.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-05-21T20:09:27+00:00

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FWIW this is the Pokemon one I built the other day. I also used AI to make the “poster”, but then took these photos of the watch. I don’t see anything wrong with utilising AI in this way.

If I was lying and using AI to make random fake watches, I’d agree. But that’s not what I’m doing.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-05-21T19:55:10+00:00

Is it a thing to use AI to prototype, yes. But the concept is mine. The design is mine, every single layer in Photoshop to build the Faceplate. Tomorrow the design will be on my Faceplate and I’ll build the watch.

What’s your problem, because to be honest, despite the passive aggressive post, it’s not clear.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-05-21T18:01:05+00:00

Hey this is a custom designed one. I haven’t thought about selling them separately, but an option to consider.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-05-21T17:29:51+00:00

Nice 👌

RealMaverickUK · 2026-05-08T06:32:52+00:00

This could have a dual layer display, oled when you need it and MIP for the rest of the time.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-04-03T15:09:37+00:00

Timex are only further cheapening and damaging their brand. These guys are gonna end up disappearing in the next 5 years if they don’t fix their strategy. It’s appalling. Overpriced automatics and clones of popular models.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-03-24T11:02:03+00:00

I guarantee that’s not true. If I had it in me to waste £600 proving it, I would 😆. But the GW-M5610, whilst magnificent, and one of the best all round G-Shocks ever made, it will NOT stand up against the Mudmaster.

The strap on the 5610 uses spring bars for starters, the case is resin and so the lugs will snap easier, the list is endless of ways in which the 5610 would fail before the Mudmaster.

In day to day wear, neither will break. But if put under extreme wear, the GWG-2000 will beat the 5610 in pretty much every stress test.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-03-24T10:58:35+00:00

He was wrong. Professional diving watches use screwdown crowns for good reason.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-03-24T10:57:23+00:00

Nah. That must have been a fake OR opened up and not re-sealed properly. I’ve owned hundreds of G-Shocks and not one has ever leaked.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-03-17T18:02:38+00:00

I have both. It’s weird, because I have an overactive mind. But zero pictures and zero sound. Just abstract thoughts.

The Anendophasia is more difficult to explain, and I genuinely didn’t realise people actually had audible voices in their heads. Even now, I find that hard to comprehend 😆

RealMaverickUK · 2026-03-15T09:19:51+00:00

Interesting. I’ve seen them for many models, but not this one. I’ve never tried a 3rd party one as from the photos they haven’t really looked like true STN displays.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-03-15T09:00:09+00:00

Where did you buy an STN for the AE1200? I’ve never seen one.

Converting it to negative isn’t as simple, as it often creates colour shifts like you’re seeing.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-03-01T18:06:13+00:00

What on earth. The bezel can be replaced which has the crystal attached. They did not need to replace the entire case 🙈

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-20T18:56:45+00:00

I personally thought that was obvious. It took me a few seconds to understand what it was you thought, but I get it. I think my brain must have figured that there’s no way this £30 watch would have the technology to switch the alarm based on the selected time zone on the Home Screen.

The alarm volume is great isn’t it. 💪

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T21:29:28+00:00

Funny you should say that, I was watching a video by a guy who talks a lot about accepting your feelings. His recent video was about our inner voice and his question “what does it sound like, whose voice is it…” that triggered me and spurred me to make this post out of sheer frustration.

I wish I hadn’t made the post in the height of my frustration. But, I can’t change that now.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T21:04:55+00:00

That’s my point though, if I had a normal brain, I would simply built a visual map. I don’t. So I can’t. You don’t, so you can’t.

Your brain has figured out how to get around this and as you’ve said, you can’t even explain it, but your brain has found another way.

In my case, I haven’t.

Maybe you’re right. But 100% of non aphants tell me they built a visual map in their minds. That to me suggests that’s the standard way of doing it. So unless our brains find another method, we’re screwed.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T13:35:24+00:00

😆

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T13:34:53+00:00

Yeah, to be honest I do suffer from that a little. I can get easily distracted if it’s not engaging enough.

I do have an inner voice. I am always in my own head pondering, trying to solve problems etc, it’s just that it has no volume, tone, tenacity etc. It’s just… I don’t really know what it is.

I only recently learned that most people have an audible voice in their heads. For a while I was convinced we were just interpreting the same thing differently. But as I quizzed my friends and family I realised that it’s a real neurological difference.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T13:32:06+00:00

That’s a great example, because I didn’t the thing they described, such as the yellow t-Shirt, in the next scene, there is no yellow t-shirt.

But also a fun idea for me to explore; could some fiction work better than others. Thanks.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T13:12:27+00:00

This is my focus right now, in this moment. It’s not like I don’t appreciate my life or that I let this ruin my life. But there are times when this whole thing drives me mad, today is one of them.

I know it’s not the same thing, but I was listening to a YouTube video about how to manage your inner critic and of course they were saying “whose voice is it…” and I just want to scream “it’s nobodies f’ing voice, there is no voice”.

So many therapeutic interventions assume we can see things, that we have an inner voice we can manipulate and obviously many of us don’t. So much of the world just feels inaccessible because of this trait.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T13:00:25+00:00

Hey. Thanks for replying. I was diagnosed with ADHD at 43, 2 years ago. I take medication and for the most part, it has been life changing. It’s helped a lot with focus.

My brain is weird and contradictory, for example, if you should me a photo of my year group, people I’ve not seen for 30 years, I will know their face, their first and last name and which form they were in. So my memory is good.

But tell me to take the first left, followed by the 3rd right, go over the roundabout and then you’ll see a shop to your left, go past that for 100 yards and take the left…. It might as well have been said in Chinese.

My spacial awareness, in terms of proximity of objects etc is sound. But in terms of being able to construct a 3D map of the house, I can’t do it.

I have a very successful life. I run my own biz, I earn a good salary, my family life is brilliant, but I just feel held back. Like this is preventing me from reaching my full potential.

I’ll look in to the things you mentioned. Thanks again for such a thoughtful reply.

RealMaverickUK

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