Made in the USA
Mfg by 2 well know and respected manufacturers

Dive Rite: no introduction is necessary  the most respected name in technical
dive equipment.

Juergensen Marine: began mfg of the "HammerHead" electronics  in 2002.
First run distributed and dived in 2003.
So the electronics for the Optima have now been dived for well over 5 years.

The Optima CCR has been test dived for approximately 1 year prior to release.
Jeff Johnson began diving his test unit since December 2004.
Optima courses we teach:
Basic
Normoxic
Trimix
Cave
Jeff completed the first IANTD sanctioned
Optima Instructor course 2004
Optima Specs
Jeff Johnson and DiveSafety were among those selected to beta test the Optima
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