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Voit acquired patent rights for regulators from US Divers in exchange for rubber products such as hoses, fins, masks, etc. With the exception of the Trieste, all Voit two hose regulators are internally the same as their US Divers counterparts. In order to physically distinguish them, cases and labels were changed, as well as the color of the hoses and mouthpieces. Most are shown below.
 Voit began making regulators in 1955, and the round labels distinguished them from US Divers. The Voit VR-1 Sportsman was a single stage unit, very similar to the US Divers Mistral. It originally had green hoses and mouthpiece. |
 The Voit VR-2 Mariner was Voit's first two stage regulator, produced from 1955-59. It was very similar to US Diver's 'DA' regulator. They had either a blue or green label with green hoses and mouthpiece. |
 The Blue 50 Fathom 'V55' was unique in that it had a plastic case that was corrosion and chip proof. It was the lowest priced two hose regulator from Voit, and was comparable to the US Divers JetAir. It sold for $50 in 1962. |
 The Voit Polaris 50 'V22' had a chrome plated brass case with a clamp ring instead of box clips. This regulator was almost identical, internally, to the US Divers Mistral, but had the typical Voit gray hoses and mouthpiece. |
 The Voit 50 Fathom appeared in about 1959, and the brass case was painted blue. To keep from chipping the paint, they used a clamp ring instead of the standard box clips. |
 The Voit 50 Fathom (VRC-2) with chrome case dates to about 1962. This single stage regulator is distinct from all other units, and was manufactured solely for Voit. |
 The Trieste 'R22' came out in the mid 1960's, and was a completely original design, with black hoses and mouthpiece, and the smallest, most compact case on the market. This early model had only the LP auxillary post. Later models had both LP and HP ports. |
 The Trieste II came out in the early 1970's, and was fully balanced like its predecessor. It only lasted a few years, before Voit ended two hose regulator production forever. This model featured seamless hoses and the new curved mouthpiece. |
