Cressi’s history as a Genovese family company is inseparable from the evolution of modern scuba diving. Founded in 1946, the company has spent decades designing equipment shaped by real diving experience, family leadership, and a deep connection to the sea.
The Cressi Story explores the brand’s origins, milestones, and philosophy, including the innovations that have influenced generations of divers. It also serves as home for 80th anniversary content, archival stories, and reflections on how past experience continues to inform present-day design.
This is where Cressi’s legacy meets its future, told through the lens of scuba gear, diving culture, and time spent beneath the surface.
By Rebecca Strauss|Published February 16, 2026|Updated June 05, 2026
Some companies arrive after a sport is already established, but Cressi grew up with one. That’s what makes an anniversary like this worth celebrating. Eighty years after Cressi was formally established in Genoa in 1946, we are still family-owned, still rooted in Liguria, and still building gear for people who want to spend as much time in the water as possible. We are now a third-generation business, run by Antonio and Marco Cressi, and still guided by the same values...