Garmin Cirqa
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A retailer has published a price for the upcoming Garmin Cirqa screen-free wearable, and it’s a lot higher than most predict the wearable will cost.
Ukranian website Stylus Store currently lists the as-yet unannounced Garmin Cirqa at 19,999 hryvnia, which is equivalent to around $450 based on today’s exchange rate.
The web page features a leaked image of the band, it lists the Cirqa as a pre-order and comes with the disclaimer “the price may differ at launch.”
Could this be a real indicator of the Garmin Cirqa’s eventual U.S. price? Several indicators suggest it’s probably not.
First up, Stylus Store is not a major Garmin retailer, and what it does list is not on there at a standard US-like price.
This retails does list a couple of other Garmin watches — not currently in stock — the Vivosmart 5 at 7,622 hryvnia and the Vivofit 3 at 2,459. That’s equivalent to around $173 for the Vivosmart 5, notably higher than the wearable cost in the U.S. even when it was released in 2022, for $149.99.
The listed price for the Garmin Cirqa will be eye-opening even if it’s vaguely in the right ballpark, though, as it is throughly out of kilter with the cost of its rivals.
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Even if the Garmin Cirqa can do a whole lot without a $6.99 a month Connect Plus subscription, it will seem expensive if it costs anywhere near $450.
Garmin’s own back catalogue will prove that very point. A Garmin Vivosmart 5 can be bought today for $149.99, has a screen, and the Cirqa will presumably record fairly similar stats.
Screen-free wearables are designed to offer passive health tracking throughout the day, without demanding any attention. And its insights are reviewed in a phone app, rather than using the band itself.
Previous key Garmin Cirqa leaks include a patent filing and a brief appearance on a regional Garmin website, minus pictures. Recent changes to the Garmin Connect app also show Garmin is in the process of establishing a proper screen-free device category in its back-end system.
While no particularly strong release date rumors for the Garmin Cirqa have surfaced, the brief appearance on a Garmin website suggested the device could launch as soon as June.
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