Christie's vs TIMEZ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Christie's
Access the world's leading art and luxury business. Browse and bid on extraordinary items across over 70 categories, including jewelry, handbags, and precious artifacts. Track your favorite items and manage your account.
- Browse auctions
- Explore works to buy
- Search upcoming and sold lots
- Follow favorite lots
- Bid in auctions
- View auction results
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The world’s leading art and luxury business at your fingertips. With the Christie’s app, you can browse and bid on extraordinary art and luxury objects in over 70 categories, including jewellery, handbags and precious artefacts. • BROWSE auctions of the finest art, collectibles and luxury brands • EXPLORE works to buy now • SEARCH upcoming and sold lots • FOLLOW your favourite lots from any auction • BID in our auctions • VIEW RESULTS from past auctions and monitor results of live auctions in real time • MANAGE your Christie’s online account and keep track of all of your purchases, bids and registered auctions Founded in 1766, Christie’s is a world-leading art and luxury business with a physical presence in 46 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Renowned and trusted for our expert live and online-only auctions, as well as bespoke Private Sales, Christie’s unparalleled network of specialists offers clients a full portfolio of global services.
TIMEZ
Explore, authenticate, and trade watches with an AI-powered platform. Features 3D modeling, AR try-on, and a global watch database for collectors and enthusiasts.
- AI-powered watch database
- 3D modeling and ray tracing
- AR virtual try-on
- Real-time market analysis
- AI-driven authentication
- Second-hand transaction services
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TIMEZ APP is an intelligent ecological platform with AI technology and a global watch database as its core, dedicated to providing full-link services from virtual exploration to asset management for watch lovers, collectors and ordinary users. Through high-precision 3D modeling and ray tracing technology, the platform supports 360° no-dead-angle observation of watch details, dynamically restores material characteristics such as metal brushing and ceramic matte, and innovatively integrates AR virtual try-on function to simulate wearing effects in real time and accurately solve the problem of size adaptation. Relying on a database covering more than 90,000 watches, the AI engine not only provides real-time market analysis and investment advice, multi-dimensional professional identification capabilities, and redefines industry standards - through microscopic image recognition, material composition analysis and dynamic data matching, AI can deeply analyze the movement structure, verify process details, quickly lock authenticity and generate authoritative identification reports, and combine historical transaction data with risk prediction models to effectively identify refurbishment traces and parts replacement risks. The platform also integrates safe and efficient second-hand transaction services. Sellers can refer to intelligent quotations based on AI dynamic pricing, and buyers can ensure transaction security through digital identification reports and third-party fund custody. All data is encrypted and stored to ensure user privacy and asset management reliability. Driven by "3D interaction + AI deep empowerment + ecological closed loop", Shiyanjia is leading the digital innovation of the watch industry from virtual browsing, professional appraisal to circulation and trading, and becoming a one-stop solution platform trusted by global users. To buy watches and check quotes, go to TIMEZ.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TIMEZ at 100% against Christie's's 36%. TIMEZ also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.6) and ads (none vs shown). Christie's's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (57 vs 9). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TIMEZ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christie's has 57 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Christie's's written reviews are positive against 100% of TIMEZ's.
Christie's ships an update every 2 months, TIMEZ every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Christie's | TIMEZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (57 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Christie's Inc. | 时研家科技(杭州)有限公司 |
Customer experience
Christie's
TIMEZ
Bugs and requests
Christie's
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes or crashes
- Inability to view or manage tracked lots
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Unreliable connection and offline mode issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add search functionality for upcoming and past auctions
- Implement landscape mode support for iPads
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Introduce more customization options (e.g., dark mode)
TIMEZ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Christie's
No in-app purchases
TIMEZ
No in-app purchases








