Premium scuba gear and comfort-focused dive solutions for divers who deserve gear that actually fits.
The First Stage You Don't Have to Outgrow.
Most regulators ask you to decide today what kind of diver you'll be tomorrow.
The NEX Underwater Products Monterey First Stage doesn't.
Built around an award-winning modular design, the Monterey gives you something remarkably valuable in scuba equipment:
The freedom to change your mind.
Start with the original diaphragm configuration. Add an environmental seal when your diving demands it. Add a 5th port when you want more hose-routing possibilities. Step up to the pneumatically balanced swivel turret when maximum configuration flexibility becomes the priority.
And if your diving changes again?
Change the regulator again.
Instead of replacing a perfectly good first stage because you've outgrown its configuration, Monterey was designed to grow right along with you.
Available in Chrome, PVD Blue, and PVD Purple.
BUY THE REGULATOR YOU NEED TODAY. BUILD THE REGULATOR YOU WANT TOMORROW.
Think about how much your diving has changed—or could change.
You get certified.
You buy your first equipment.
You start traveling.
Maybe you add a drysuit.
Maybe you become obsessed with hose routing.
Maybe sidemount starts looking interesting.
Maybe you begin making deeper or more demanding dives.
Suddenly the regulator that seemed perfect when you bought it isn't the regulator you wish you owned today.
That's the problem Monterey was designed to solve.
The modular platform allows you to add—or remove—features as your diving evolves.
You're not locked into the configuration you originally purchased.
Your diving changes. Monterey changes with it.
START WITH THE MONTEREY ORIGINAL
At its foundation, the Monterey Original uses a straightforward diaphragm first-stage design with:
4 Low-Pressure Ports
Plenty of flexibility for a conventional recreational regulator configuration.
2 High-Pressure Ports
Additional options for pressure gauges, transmitters, and compatible high-pressure equipment.
For many recreational divers, that's all they'll ever need.
And that's perfectly fine.
The beauty of Monterey is that you don't have to pay for additional complexity until you actually want it.
WANT MORE OPTIONS? ADD THE 5TH PORT.
Your diving gets more sophisticated.
Your hose routing probably will too.
Adding the optional 5th low-pressure port creates additional routing possibilities and can help accommodate alternative regulator configurations—including divers exploring sidemount setups.
You don't need to replace the first stage.
Upgrade the one you already own.
DIVING IN MORE DEMANDING CONDITIONS? ADD THE ENVIRONMENTAL SEAL.
Salt water is great for divers.
Precision mechanical components may feel differently.
The optional environmental seal isolates the first-stage mechanism from the surrounding water, helping protect internal components from direct exposure to salt water, sediment, and contaminants.
The environmental seal also changes the first stage to an over-balanced configuration, providing enhanced performance characteristics as ambient pressure increases.
It's additional protection and performance for divers whose adventures are becoming more demanding.
And again—you don't need another first stage to get it.
Add it when you need it.
WANT MAXIMUM HOSE-ROUTING FLEXIBILITY? ADD THE TURRET.
This is where Monterey gets particularly interesting.
For divers who want maximum configuration flexibility, Monterey can be equipped with NEX's pneumatically balanced swivel turret.
The turret provides substantially greater freedom in positioning and routing low-pressure hoses, allowing the regulator configuration to adapt more naturally to your equipment setup.
Recreational.
Drysuit.
Alternative hose configurations.
Sidemount.
More advanced equipment setups.
Instead of forcing your equipment around a fixed first stage, the turret gives you more freedom to build the first stage around your equipment.
BUILT-IN PROTECTION AGAINST BUYER'S REMORSE
We've all done it.
You buy a piece of dive equipment.
Six months later you discover the feature you really wanted.
And suddenly you're shopping for the same piece of equipment again.
Monterey takes a different approach.
Want the environmental seal later?
Add the kit.
Need the 5th port?
Add it.
Want the turret?
Upgrade it.
Decide later that your configuration doesn't need something?
Change it again.
That's what modular equipment is supposed to mean.
You aren't buying one regulator configuration. You're buying a regulator platform.
THREE FINISHES. YOUR CHOICE.
Performance doesn't have to mean every first stage on the dive boat looks identical.
Chrome
Classic, clean, and timeless.
PVD Blue
Distinctive without being ridiculous. A great choice if your dive kit already has some personality.
PVD Purple
Because there is absolutely no rule saying serious dive equipment has to be boring.
Pick the finish that matches your equipment.
Or deliberately don't.
It's your regulator.
BUILD YOUR MONTEREY
Monterey Original
4 LP Ports + 2 HP Ports
The straightforward starting point for recreational divers who want the advantages of the Monterey platform without unnecessary additions.
Monterey + 5th Port
Adds another low-pressure routing option for divers who want greater configuration flexibility.
Monterey + Environmental Seal
Adds environmental isolation and converts the regulator to an over-balanced configuration for divers seeking additional protection and performance in more demanding conditions.
Monterey + Turret
Adds NEX's pneumatically balanced swivel turret for maximum hose-routing flexibility.
Or Build the Combination You Want
That's the entire point.
Choose the options that fit your diving now.
Change them when your diving changes.
WHY DIVERS CHOOSE THE NEX MONTEREY
WHO IS THE MONTEREY FOR?
New Divers Who Want to Buy Smart
Start with the configuration you need today without locking yourself out of features you may want later.
Experienced Recreational Divers
Build exactly the first-stage configuration your diving requires instead of paying for features you don't use.
Divers Expanding Their Skills
As your equipment configuration becomes more sophisticated, Monterey gives you an upgrade path.
Sidemount-Curious Divers
Add routing options as your configuration evolves rather than replacing your first stage simply because your diving changed.
Gear People
You know who you are.
If the ability to configure, reconfigure, upgrade, fine-tune, and personalize your equipment makes you happy, you're going to understand Monterey immediately.
STOP TRYING TO PREDICT THE DIVER YOU'LL BE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.
You don't know.
Neither do we.
And that's exactly why Monterey makes sense.
Buy what your diving requires today.
Add what you need tomorrow.
Remove what you don't.
Change the configuration when your diving changes.
Instead of buying another first stage every time your needs evolve, start with a regulator designed around the possibility that you might become a very different diver than you are today.
Buy the platform. Build your regulator. Keep diving.
| Weight | .9 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 10.16 × 12.7 × 5.08 in |
| Configuration |
DIN, YOKE |
| Enviromental Seal |
Unsealed, Sealed |
| Monterey Upgrades |
Original, 5th Port, Turret |