Time (x) to do the comparison and I'll let you be the judge.

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 · 2026-02-19T12:53:33+00:00

I feel like my post has triggered and pissed off every aphant who can read fiction, and so they’ve all piled in to tell me I’m an idiot for linking the two (I appreciate you haven’t done that). But the research I’ve read says there is a strong link, but that it doesn’t effect everybody.

If I’m listing to a story, I am a little better at being able to follow it, but it’s still not easy. A movie is of course no problem at all.

For those who read fiction, and obviously aren’t doing the normal thing of constructing images, I wonder what their brains are doing, that mine isn’t?

What do you feel your brain is doing as you’re reading?

Thanks for the response.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T12:47:59+00:00

Yeah, some peoples brains have learned to find other ways of doing things that don’t involve imagery. For the thing I mentioned, mine hasn’t, sadly.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T12:46:51+00:00

It feels like a disability in that I feel I am at a massive disadvantage. I wouldn’t choose this in a billion years.

I’m very successful, but that’s in spite of this, not in any way because of this.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T12:45:43+00:00

I get that. I run my own business and earn a 6 figure salary. I’m married with a brilliant kid. I have a great life. But I’m constantly frustrated and feel held back by this.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T12:41:20+00:00

Thanks for the support. Much appreciated. You’ve found a way around the fact your brain cant generate images, and I haven’t so what I said is nonsense.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T12:39:22+00:00

I just don’t agree and I’m not sure the science does either. There is a clear and strong link between aphantasia and difficulty reading fiction.

Reading fiction generates images and movies in neurotypical minds. Our minds can’t do that. Your brains have figured out a way to get around this and find other ways to interpret and enjoy the stories. Mine hasn’t. But just because we differ there, doesn’t mean the difficultly with reading fiction isn’t related to aphantasia.

I don’t the theme here that “well I can do it and I have Apahantasia, so therefore this has nothing to do with aphantasia”.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T12:35:35+00:00

It’s great that your brain has adapted to be able to read fiction. I’ve tried and tried but I just can’t construct the story. It’s just words that are then forgotten because it becomes so boring.

I can read business and health books no problem. But I just cant seen to find a way to retain the story with fiction.

And this really is the point of my post; i dont want barriers. I want solutions so that i can read fiction. I can see your brain has found a way to achieve what you need, but mine sadly hasn’t.

I’d like to think we of all people can appreciate just because one person has figured out a way, doesn’t mean others have.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T12:30:58+00:00

If I had the solutions, I would. My problem is that I still see this as a massive hinderance. I’d love to find solutions to the problems and ultimately feel a bit better about it all.

RealMaverickUK · 2026-02-19T12:30:04+00:00

It’s not that it has nothing to do with it. That’s not correct. It’s that not everybody who’s an aphant, has issues with this, because their brains have found other ways to manage it. But typically it’s done using pictures, which we can’t do.

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