Mares Prestige 12S

Mares Prestige 12S: As regular and natural as your breath

Performance and reliability in a new compact and light first stage

- Four pre-oriented LP ports

- Soft purge diaphragm with Mesh-Grid

Prestige 12S, the regulator you want! More compact and even lighter, it achieves maximum compactness in the new DIN version. The four low-pressure ports are pre-oriented and allow for optimum arrangement of the hoses, which are now even softer and lighter. A medium-size second stage offers easy, natural, regular breathing.

FOR DEMANDING DIVERS

Those who dive frequently and in difficult conditions need products featuring superior quality and consistent performance, time and time again. Mares has always focused on new technologies and innovative products that lead to concrete benefits: superior reliability and performance will be appreciated by the most experienced demanding divers.


MAX COMFORT

Comfort is always one of the primary design elements in Mares equipment. Mares through superior technology continues to research, innovate and upgrade your level of comfort before and during your dive. Equipment marked with Max Comfort bring this quality of comfort to the most up-to-date premier pinnacle.


IDEAL FOR TRAVEL

In today-s world of travel we are strictly confined by airline weight restrictions, therefore the design of your equipment needs to encompass elements to be travel friendly. Lightweight, streamlined, easy to pack and hassle free are just some of the elements included in the gear marked for travel.


TRI-MATERIAL VALVE

Patented technology, conceived and created to optimize performance, safety, and reliability. This brass valve is covered with a hard PU then the head is layered olecularly with a soft PU. Tri-material (brass, soft polyurethane, and -heavy duty- polyurethane) reaches a new level of durability.


DFC - DYNAMIC FLOW CONTROL

DFC system minimizes the intermediate pressure drop during inhalation, making it possible to use a simpler and more reliable second stage. Any type of manual adjustment is not necessary, thanks to the consistency derived from first stages that guarantees a stable flow of air, even under extreme conditions.


VAD - VORTEX ASSISTED DESIGN

All Mares second stages offer the unique patented VAD system. The air bypass tube conveys air to the mouthpiece creating a swirling vortex with a low pressure area in center that keeps the diaphragm down during inhalation, for very sensitive and easy breathing at all depths.


MESH-GRID

The patented mesh design of the second stage cover reduces the pressure of water fl owing onto the second stage diaphragm and minimizes free-flow. Even in strong currents it eliminates the need for a knob to -de-tune- your air delivery system to stop free fl owing: Advanced Technology through basic physics.


FLUID DYNAMIC DEFLECTOR

This innovative deflector, developed after in-depth study and tests of fl uid dynamics, is engineered to receive and properly direct the airfl ow from the by-pass tube to the mouthpiece. Combined with the VAD it delivers a very natural and effortless breathing.

First stage weight: 750 INT / 620 DIN

Second Stage Weight: 205

Oil/Dry CWD kit: Dry (optional)

Balanced Diaphram: balanced diaphram

Number of HP ports: 2 HP 7/16" UNF

Number of LP ports: 4 LP 3/8" UNF

Inhale pressure: 10.53

Exhale pressure: 9.59

Ext work of breathing: 1.11

Inhale Work: 0.44

Pos inhale work: 0.00

Exhale work: 0.67

Volume depth of test: 50.2