Mares

About Mares

Mares is an Italian diving brand, founded in 1949 by Ludovico Mares in Rapallo. The story begins with a mask: at 21, Ludovico made his first from the inner tube of a car tyre and a piece of glass. The company started with masks and harpoons, then widened its range quickly. Its slogan, "Just add water", still sums up the approach. Today Mares makes regulators, dive computers, BCDs, fins, dive wear, snorkels and masks for recreational diving, tech diving, freediving and snorkelling. It also offers rebreather models and VAD regulators. In 2013 it took over the diving organisation SSI, and it is described as one of the world's largest makers of diving equipment.