Garmin - CIRQA Smart Band, Adjustable Captain Blue, L-XL - Captain Blue - (2026)

I was tired of constantly getting notifications on my Garmin watch so I stopped wearing it. I was hoping would release a smart band and they delivered. For the price and no need for a subscription this is definitely worth it. Love the smart wake alarm and the button. These are features that competitors didn't have, that I found at least. It is super lightweight and comfortable. Only has to be charged once a week if that. Love my cirqa

I have a Garmin fenix 6 as my main training watch, I wanted to keep that for dedicated training but also didnt want to wear it all day everyday for normal health stats anymore. The cirqa is good with that in mind, collects all your normal stuff (not floors climbed) without the notifications or watch face to distract you. The issues come in when you need to interact with it. Snoozing an alarm isn’t bad, starting/stopping the shortcut activity is straight forward but beyond that it gets messy. Doing a non shortcut activity I’ve lost because I didn’t end it properly in the app…automatic tracking only seems to work if you selected that activity to add as one of the manual startable options on the device (I didnt add treadmill running so it didn’t pick up my treadmill run the first time) Room to improve but we’re getting sw updates and there’s no subscription so its not bad for what I’m using it for. Also its super comfortable and light compared to the fenix 6.

I’ve had 3 versions of the Garmin Fenix and went with the cirqa to stay with the Garmin Connect which is excellent and the best for retaining and tracking data. I’ve tried Whoop(no thanks for expensive monthly and bad battery life) and Amazfit which is a low cost alternative. The Cirqa is accurate for the daily stats, at times I think the dynamic stats under intense exercise lag and takes a while to catch up (you can see this with the Bluetooth ant+ broadcast). The workout auto detection seems hit or miss so I use the buttons. Also I manually turn on/off broadcast to save battery life while this was just on with the Amazfit. The Cirqa is light, doesn’t feel cheap and I’m Confident in Garmins tech to keep updating and ironing out the minor issues. The band is super comfortable and doesn’t develop a smell.

Truth is, I can barely read a watch screen anyway. I like the Garmin eco system. Does a great job with sleep tracking, easy to switch wrists when one needs a break. Mostly forget about it until I glance at the app. Band is a little hot and doesn't breath very well. Metal bit at the end of the band is sharp and catches on things.

The Garmin ecosystem enhanced the band. I use it for every day and sleep. And my Fenix for workouts. I love using mechanical watches and this allows me to wear the band on my bicep while wearing regular watches. Great battery life!