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Quartz Clock Movement Measuring

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Quartz clock movement measuring

Please select the post length when ordering a new quartz clock movement. Of course, when doing quartz clock movement measuring, remember the post will need to be able to go through the thickness of the dial face.

Also remember that the dial may or may not have a wood backing to it. With a wood backing the clock dial or face would be thicker and thus would need a longer post.

Clockworks offers multiple post lengths on quartz clock movements for this reason. In other words, the post has to be long enough to go through whatever thickness we are calling the dial.

How to measure quartz clock movement post

What to measure

Clockworks offers multiple post lengths for quartz movements. When completing a quartz clock movement measurement, you will need to measure the post on the old movement.

This is so it can match up with the new quartz movement. To clarify, the post is the part that goes through the dial (face) and mounts from the front and what is in a quartz clock movement measurement.

This applies to all Clockworks quartz movements, including chiming quartz, and time only quartz movements.

Length depends on dial thickness

When working on a quartz clock movement measurement the post has to be long enough to go through whatever thickness that the clock face/dial, might be. The length of the threaded portion of the post/shaft, is the measurement that you need.

The shaft with the threads needs to go through the dial/face of the clock from the back to the front. It needs to be long enough for a small hex nut to screw onto it. It can’t be too long or the hands will not move correctly.

Clockworks has a variety of quartz clock movement lengths to accommodate a variety of different materials since some are wood and some are metal and some are plastic, etc.


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    Bob Edwards
    Bob Edwards
    3 years ago

    Hello, I am making a clock with 3/4 board. If I am reading correctly, the entire shaft, maybe 1/2 in in length, needs to be coming out of the front, am I correct in this? Please show me on your website the proper length clock works for this. I am able to route out some on the wood on the back to seat. Thank you

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    James Stoudenmire
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    James Stoudenmire
    3 years ago
    Reply to  Bob Edwards

    Yes the board is too thick, please make it thinner.
    needs to be coming out of the front = correct.

    James Stoudenmire
    30yr Clockmaker
    Author of Clockworks.com

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    Graham Standbrook
    Graham Standbrook
    5 years ago

    I need a movement that has a screw-threaded end to the shaft that fixes the minute hand. Most movements do not
    seem to have a thread on the end of them ?

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    James Stoudenmire
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    James Stoudenmire
    5 years ago
    Reply to  Graham Standbrook

    Here is a link for our time-only movement. It is made for a nut to hold the hands tight.
    https://www.clockworks.com/product/quartz-battery-clock-movement

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