Leaked Garmin Cirqa price would pit it against Apple Watch

Garmin has not announced the Cirqa, but a new round of leak reports on May 20 put a possible price on the screenless fitness band and pushed it into direct comparison with full smartwatches. Tech Advisor reported a leaked price of £378, or about $507, for the device, citing retailer information surfaced in recent leak coverage. That would put the band near the price range of premium watches from Apple and Samsung, despite the lack of a display. Garmin had not published an official price, launch date or subscription model as of Thursday. ### Where did the price leak come from? Tech Advisor said on May 20 that leaked pricing showed the Cirqa at £378/$507, a figure it said would place the device against the Apple Watch Series 11 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 8. The report framed the Cirqa as unusually expensive for a screenless wearable, especially against lower-cost devices such as Google’s Fitbit Air. A separate Gadgets 360 report, published five days earlier, cited a retailer listing that showed the Cirqa at 22,399 Ukrainian hryvnia, with a discounted pre-order price of 19,999 hryvnia. Gadgets 360 said that translated to roughly 48,700 rupees before discount, reinforcing the idea that Garmin may price the device above most bands in the category. (techadvisor.com) ### What is Cirqa supposed to be? Geeky Gadgets described the Cirqa on Thursday as a screenless tracker positioned as a premium alternative to Whoop, and said leaked details paired it with a second device, the Vivosmart 6. The report said the Cirqa was aimed at users who want continuous health and recovery tracking without wearing another full smartwatch. (gadgets360.com) The5krunner reported on May 20 that Garmin’s trademark filing and earlier website leak pointed to a product focused on recovery and readiness rather than conventional workout tracking. The site said Garmin briefly exposed a Cirqa product page on several regional websites in January before filing a U.S. trademark in February. ### What evidence is there beyond retailer listings? (geeky-gadgets.com) Gadgets & Wearables said its teardown of Garmin Connect 5.25 found a new database field called `screenlessDeviceCapable`. The site said the app code did not mention Cirqa by name, but did show Garmin preparing Connect for hardware that does not behave like a standard watch. The U.S. trademark filing for CIRQA was submitted on Feb. 25 by Garmin International, according to public trademark records. (the5krunner.com) The filing covers wearable sensors and monitors for measuring physiological data, biosignals, stress, recovery, alertness and performance, according to trademark databases indexed online. ### Why are Apple Watch and Whoop both part of the comparison? (gadgetsandwearables.com) Tech Advisor made the Apple and Samsung comparison because of price. At roughly $507, the Cirqa would sit in the same spending range as premium smartwatches that include screens, apps and broader feature sets. Leak coverage has also tied the band to Whoop because of form factor and use case. (trademarkelite.com) The5krunner and Geeky Gadgets both described Cirqa as a recovery-focused, screenless wearable, a category defined more by passive tracking and readiness metrics than by notifications or on-wrist apps. ### What has Garmin actually confirmed? Garmin has confirmed only the trademark filing through public records, not the product itself. (techadvisor.com) None of the reports reviewed on Thursday included an official Garmin statement confirming the Cirqa’s price, release date or whether any subscription would be required. As of May 21, the next concrete step remains an official Garmin product announcement or regulatory and retail filings that put final specifications and pricing on the record. (geeky-gadgets.com) (techadvisor.com) (trademarkelite.com)