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# How do I measure the Post of a Quartz Clock Movement?

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## Quartz clock movement measuring

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Please select the post length when ordering a new [quartz clock movement](https://www.clockworks.com/clock-movement/chiming-pendulum-quartz-clock-movements.html). 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](https://www.clockworks.com/clock-parts/clock-dials.html) or face would be thicker and thus would need a longer post. [Clockworks](https://www.clockworks.com/) offers multiple post lengths on [quartz clock movements](https://www.clockworks.com/clock-movement/quartz-clock-movements-time-only.html) for this reason. In other words, the post has to be long enough to go through whatever thickness we are calling the dial.

![Side of quartz movement](https://www.clockworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sidenowater2.jpg)


### What to measure

![Measure just the threaded portion](https://www.clockworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sidenowater2.jpg)

![This is your post length](https://www.clockworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sidenowater2.jpg)
 offers multiple post lengths for [quartz movements](https://www.clockworks.com/clock-movement/high-torque-quartz-clock-movements.html). When completing a quartz clock movement measurement, you will need to measure the post on the old [movement](https://www.clockworks.com/clock-movement/high-torque-quartz-clock-movements.html). 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](https://www.clockworks.com/) quartz movements, including [chiming quartz](https://www.clockworks.com/clock-movement/chiming-pendulum-quartz-clock-movements.html), [and time only](https://www.clockworks.com/clock-movement/quartz-clock-movements-time-only.html) 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 needed. The threaded shaft 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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