Technical Dive Gear for Every Diver
NEX is an independent dive gear company designing technical-leaning equipment that works for every level — from Open Water graduates to tech instructors. NEX gear is featured in the Buddy app gear profile so divers can review it, tag it in dive logs, and help the next diver pick well.
NEX is an independent, founder-led dive gear brand built around one belief: better gear keeps more divers underwater, safely.
NEX is built for the technical diver who notices how a piece is engineered, but priced and designed so a new Open Water diver can grow into it. Independent and founder-led, NEX is part of a wave of small, considered dive gear brands changing what's available outside the four or five legacy manufacturers.
Buddy partners with NEX because the missions overlap: get more divers underwater, keep them safe, help them progress. Buddy is the dive log app where divers track every dive, follow buddies, and review the gear they trust. When divers add NEX gear to their Buddy gear profile and post reviews, every diver browsing the Buddy app — beginner to professional — gets honest signal on what works.
Kick off your instructor career — and stock your kit on the way.
NEX and Buddy are backing the next wave of dive instructors.
Register your dive business on Buddy, publish your first instructor course or trip, and you're in for a chance to win a full set of NEX gear.
Embed your activities on your own website too, and you're guaranteed a Buddy merch pack — no draw, no maybe.
A full set of NEX gear
Certified instructors who register their dive business on Buddy and publish your activities are entered to win. One winner announced November 3, 2026.
A Buddy merch pack
Embed your BookWithBuddy activities on your own website (free, 0% commission widget) and we ship you a Buddy merch pack. Every instructor who embeds, every time.
EXPLORER REVIEWS
NEX Sidemount Regulator
A Buddy Explorer dove the NEX Sidemount Regulator and broke down the breathing, the trim, and the rig. Add your NEX gear to your Buddy profile and post your own review.
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NEX Balanced Adjustable 2.5 Second Stage
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NEX Monterey Original First Stage – PVD Purple
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NEX Sakura Fins
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