I would only need the 2nd stage for prototyping. The problem is (as I understand it) that most/many manufacturers change the "plastics" on their regulators annually so that they look cool and up-to-date.
Now, I can clearly see why Sweeney Engineering‘s first foray into scuba after-market products, began with the Poseidon Cyklon, whose design has changed little, if any, since the time of Eisenhower . . .