Abstract: Methods, systems, and architectures are provided for allowing a consistent view (e.g., read-after-write) from a replicated database that uses asynchronous replication (e.g., eventual consistency of data across related databases) without the use of a master replicated database. A replication “low water mark” for a replica includes a timestamp of the most recent write that has fully replicated to the replica, and therefore indicates that the replica is current as of time “X”. By using the difference between the present moment in time (e.g., “now”) and the last write timestamp received via replication, it is possible to determine how delayed a given replica is.