For now, the Apple Watch has not yet proven to be that wearable that all users expected, with certain bugs when synchronizing and sections still very green in its software is, on the contrary, a more precise piece of timepiece than it seemed at first, that is what the Vice President of technology at Apple, Kevin Lynch, has confirmed in a recent interview with Mashable .
The main problem with mechanical wind-up watches is that they lose precision over time and it is necessary to readjust them, on the contrary, digital systems do not suffer from this drawback, however at certain times they must be synchronized to provide the correct time and may not do it simultaneously, that is, it will be scaled so there will be time lapses where the time information is not correct. This is due to the distribution of servers and the synchronization that is done to a centralized server.
According to this manager, Apple would have invested millions of dollars in putting into operation different NTP servers (Network Time Protocol) spread throughout the world. V
First of all, we have launched our own NTP servers spread around the world being located in buildings with GPS antennas on the roof that communicate with the GPS satellites orbiting the earth, all of which obtain their information from the time of day. United States Naval Observatory. In other words, those satellites are getting their times from a world orbital system.
These servers in stratum 1, that is, one level below atomic clocks, would then communicate with iPhones around the world over the Internet, which in turn would give the information to Apple Watches connected by Bluetooth. This supposes a small delay in synchronization that Apple fixes by software.
In addition to all this we must add that the Apple Watch has an integrated crystal oscillator that makes the watch keep the correct time even in the worst conditions. It may not be as accurate as luxury brand “exotic” watches that integrate atomic clock mechanisms, but even so, and with its flaws, it remains to me. the best smartwatch to date without a doubt to waiting for his successor.