A system to improve timestamp transition resolution associated with watermarks in media, the system comprising: a watermark detector to detect the watermarks; a decoder to decode timestamps in respective ones of the watermarks; and a timestamp transition resolution enhancer to: estimate a first transition window indicative of a transition between a first time period of the media to a second time period of the media based on a first one of the timestamps and a second one of the timestamps; the timestamp transition resolution enhancer including a resolution comparator comparing the first transition window to a threshold time duration of a desired level of resolution to determine if the first transition window meets the threshold time duration; and when the first transition window does not meet the threshold time duration, the timestamp transition resolution enhancer is to estimate a second transition window indicative of a transition between the second time period and a third time period based on the second timestamp and a third one of the timestamps; determine a first mapped transition window based on an intersection of the first transition window and the second transition window; and set the first mapped transition window as a reference time transition window for subsequent time periods. a watermark detector to detect the watermarks; a decoder to decode timestamps in respective ones of the watermarks; and a timestamp transition resolution enhancer to: estimate a first transition window indicative of a transition between a first time period of the media to a second time period of the media based on a first one of the timestamps and a second one of the timestamps; the timestamp transition resolution enhancer including a resolution comparator comparing the first transition window to a threshold time duration of a desired level of resolution to determine if the first transition window meets the threshold time duration; and when the first transition window does not meet the threshold time duration, the timestamp transition resolution enhancer is to estimate a second transition window indicative of a transition between the second time period and a third time period based on the second timestamp and a third one of the timestamps; determine a first mapped transition window based on an intersection of the first transition window and the second transition window; and set the first mapped transition window as a reference time transition window for subsequent time periods. estimate a first transition window indicative of a transition between a first time period of the media to a second time period of the media based on a first one of the timestamps and a second one of the timestamps; the timestamp transition resolution enhancer including a resolution comparator comparing the first transition window to a threshold time duration of a desired level of resolution to determine if the first transition window meets the threshold time duration; and when the first transition window does not meet the threshold time duration, the timestamp transition resolution enhancer is to estimate a second transition window indicative of a transition between the second time period and a third time period based on the second timestamp and a third one of the timestamps; determine a first mapped transition window based on an intersection of the first transition window and the second transition window; and set the first mapped transition window as a reference time transition window for subsequent time periods.