In the Freediving masks category it is the C4 Falcon to win the Best Choice 2024, thanks to an amazingly low internal volume, excellent comfort, and streamlined hydrodynamic design. A great result also by the Mares X-Tream, also with low volume and extremely compact, and the winner of the Best Choice 2023 mask, the Salvimar Noah, a mask which has set the standards since 7 years and has just now been slightly overtaken by some competition. The Salvimar Noah wins instead the Best value 2024 price, as its value for money price is today really unbeatable, highlighting a very aggressive commercial strategy by the Italian company.

C4 Falcon

Mares X-Tream winner of the Best Choice 2024 by Apneapassion in the Freediving category
C4 Falcon mask winner of the Best Choice 2024 by Apneapassion in the Freediving category

A freediving mask needs of course to be very comfortable, as the C4 Falcon is, but also needs to have, for deep dives, a very low internal volume. On this aspect, the C4 Falcon is really outstanding, with only 84cc of internal volume “certified” by Apneapassion and visible in the video below. The field of view is instead a secondary aspect, central in the spearfishing category, won by the C4 Condor.

C4 Falcon 84cc internal volume certified by Apneapassion

Salvimar Noah

Salvimar Noah finalist of the Best Choice 2024 by Apneapassion in the Freediving category and winner of the Best Value 2024
Salvimar Noah mask with its 96cc internal volume is still one of the best on the market, both in Freediving and Spearfishing

The Salvimar Noah is the Winner of the Best Choice 2023 by Apneapassion. Last year the prize included both Spearfishing and Freediving masks, while this year the category has been split into two, with the Spearfishing one won by the incredible C4 Condor, also winner of the Award 2024 by Apneapassion for the best new product of the year.

Still, the Salvimar Noah remains one of the best masks on the market, both for Freediving and Spearfishing, and wins the Best Value 2024 by Apneapassion for a very aggressive price of around 40€ or even less for the black version on the web, something more for the more recent colours. The two finalist competitors are instead above 50€. 

Mares X-Tream

Mares X-Tream finalist of the Best Choice 2024 by Apneapassion in the Freediving category

Mares needs no presentation in the masks sector, and with the recent frameless Mares X-Tream the Company has wanted to offer, as the name says, an extreme solution in terms of compactness and reduced internal volume. The idea of the Mares X-Tream project was exactly to design a mask for deep freediving and spearfishing. The very low internal volume, 94cc, and the extremely compact and hydrodynamic design make it perfect for deep dives.

Mares X-Tream 94cc internal volume certified by Apneapassion

The rear band is adjustable only using two hands, which makes it more difficult, but also avoids its accidental loosening. Such band has also an option to be cut on one or the other side to permit the perfect insertion of the snorkel in the rear of the head. For all the above reasons, the Mares X-Tream mask well deserves the finals of the Best Choice 2024 by Apneapassion in the Freediving Masks category.