Quartex Q-80 Quartz Clock Movement, 5/16” Max Dial Thickness, 13/16" Hand Shaft Length

I wanted to get an old clock running again, and so I studied the old clock movement and found this as a replacement. At the price, I was willing to take a chance. And it works perfectly.The biggest issue was making sure I got the right one. These are made to go through material of a certain thickness, so be sure to measure your clock--or the old movement--accurately and buy the one you need. Once you have it, it's a straightforward process to put this one in the clock. Just a couple of screws. It comes with instructions, but it's so intuitive, it hardly matters.I didn't use the included hands (second, minute, hour). The clock already had perfectly good ones. Placing the old hands on this movement worked just fine.It's not going to impress anyone. It's plastic, and it can be twisted out of position fairly easily. But it works, keeps time accurately, and makes the clock look just as it did before.

I've purchased four of these movements and so far they are all performing flawlessly. Easy to install and set, just be sure you order the correct shaft length to fit the dial thickness of your clock. If you are building a clock or repairing an existing one I would highly recommend the Quartex Q-80 Quartz Clock Movement.

Good thing husband is handy. He reports it was not difficult to install. He did have a little confusion trying to decide which size to purchase, took acquiring some new knowledge which was not easily found. But it did work out and the clock is working again. WELL, THERE HAS BEEN SOME TIME BETWEEN INSTALL AND WHEN I WROTE THE FIRST RATING. THIS BRAND MAY WELL BE GOOD, BUT THERE IS NO, I REPEAT, NO SIMPLE WAY TO FIGURE WHAT SIZE THREAD YOU NEED. The company needs to improve their non-existent customer service.

I have two ceramic clocks that the clock mechanisms had failed quite some time ago. I put off replacing them thinking of time involved and whether I could find the correct size. These are excellent replacements, easy to install with very clear directions. But with most items of this sort you need to measure carefully, with diagrams in the item description you can’t go wrong. Was hesitant to purchase as I was not a fan of the red second hand, but it’s growing on me. My two clocks are up and running.

I found the exact fit for an older clock my mom loved that stopped working. This was the exact model number and fit as it should. Great value and made my mom happy that her clock is working again.

I installed this clock movement immediately upon receipt and it would not work. The second hand just "bounces" in place and the minute and hour hands do not advance. I reached out to Klockit and they would not offer any help since I purchased through Amazon directly. I have requested a replacement and returned the defective unit. Hopefully, the replacment works. It is very frustrating to have a new unit that does not work and then deal with the hassle of going to a UPS store that is some distance away to ship the return. Very disappointed at this point.I received the replacement and it operated well for a few weeks and then stopped working. I am returning the replacement for a refund and will purchase a different clock movement that is better quality and more reliable.

The claim in the ad the clock is silent is FALSE, it makes as loud a tic toc as any other clock I have heard. I was disappointed to find this happening. It took a day to become noisy. After years of use my Quartex clock movement died and I bought this one as a replacement. My clock hands were silver and I needed to remain with them for the black ones supplied with this new clock movement can't be seen. My clock has a black background (see attached photo). Now I was already aware that clock hands aren't standard among manufacturers nor are they interchangeable. So thinking I was clever I remained with Quartex to be sure my old clock hands would work. To my surprise Quartex changed their own standard and their minute hand which is quite an oddball with a non-circular attachment no longer fit. Fortunately, with a drill and a dremel tool I widened it so the old silver hands fit. Be forewarned if you plan to change the clock hands you should expect to have an issue. Buy only from the same manufacturer and be sure they fit.

I saved a lot of money not having to buy a new clock! This was a perfect fit and it keeps accurate time!

This unit is good for clocks that have a thicker dial and/or a deeper bezel. The 7/8" hand shaft length projects out by that amount beyond the face of the dial and the second hand is mounted on the very top of the hand shaft. Measure to make sure there is enough room for the second hand to move without hitting the inside of the bezel. Spacers could be used to draw the unit further back but it would be better to buy a lower profile unit. The dial face that I used this unit for was about 12" in diameter. Most of my other clocks were smaller and would use a unit with a shorter hand shaft length.

The kit came with two minute hands and no hour hand making it useless as shipped. Fortunately we were able to use the hour hand from the broken mechanism otherwise we would have needed to return it. Should have better quality control.