The 9 Best Battery powered Clock Movements (2023 reviews)

The latest tikround clock movement is an absolute beast in terms of its features, and rightfully takes the top spot with ease. These clock hands are beautiful. They come with different length hands. The complete clock movement kit is suitable for repairing or making a clock, serving as good replacements for large and thick clock frames. The nuts hold the workings in place. The hands are a little long but trimmed easily to fit the clock face.

This clock assembly is very easy to install. It keeps perfect time. It is a perfect replacement and the original hour and minute hands fit the clock face.

Why We Like This:

Has an instruction to install very easily for the beginner
Assembly and placement was pretty straight forward
Soooo easy to install and very quiet
Perfect replacement for a 25" howard miller wall clock

Best With A Pendulum: Hicarer Battery powered Clock Movement

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate movement. The hicarer battery powered clock movement is exactly that - it's a simple movement that hits all the right notes. These are nice little clocks. The clock works do not fit snugly in the Howard Miller clock case. These pendulum clock movements feature simple and elegant design, these replacement parts suit well to different styles of clock frame, nice tools for diy design, and have the clock designed and made by yourself. The entire works move while you try and adjust the time by moving the hands.

This movement is used inside a large wall clock. It is made of aluminum and the back of the hands is silver. The movement is very accurate and easy to install. This kit is easy to install, all pieces fit together wel, and keep correct time.

Why We Like This:

Works well and keeps correct time
Easy, accurate time keeping replacement parts
Great replacement to repair an old clock
Just the right assortment of parts to configure your clock

Best For clockmaker: EMOON Battery powered Clock Movement

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The emoon battery powered clock movement's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. The Emoon 2 pack wall clock movement mechanism with 4 pack clock hands, silent sweep quartz clock motor is a quality diy repair kit that makes it easy to upgrade your favorite clocks. It fits almost any clock. It runs really smoothly, looks great. It comes with thin metal brackets. It is easy to remove the old part and replace with this.

The clock movement is easy to assemble and has a great assortment of hands. It is important that the position of all the hands be set with extreme care, delicacy and precision. It is easy to remove and replace with this.

Why We Like This:

Great, silent sweep keeping very accurate time
Easy to put together with rubber washers for adjustment to depth
Good investment for long term

Best For outdoor Clock: Tikround Battery powered Clock Movement

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We would, of course, be remiss if we didn't mention tikround battery powered clock movement for daily usage. This clock is great and the hand movement is very clean and looks fantastic. It features the Youngtown 12888 clock mechanism, which offers watchmaker's accuracy and dependability. The movement comes in a box with 2 sets of clock hands (hour, minute and second) as the company advertises. It is suitable for 1-3 mm ( 3/64 - 7/64 inch thickness clock panel. The length of the hands are a little long but easy to cut with snips.

This movement relies upon the hands fitting perfectly on the various diameter shaft. The movement is in an outdoor clock so it sees a lot of temperature change.

Why We Like This:

Very loud when you are trying to go to sleep
Very simple to install and choice of color for hands
Good investment for long term

Best With chime: Hicarer Second Movement

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate movement. The hicarer second movement is exactly that - it's a simple movement that hits all the right notes. The chime sounds like a bunch of pot and pans being struck with a wooden spoon. It is suitable for 2-6 mm/ 0.08-0.24 inches thickness clock panel. It has a volume control knob, but it is rather on the "soft" side even turned up to "high. The quartz movement does keep excellent time.

The chime is hard to set to chime 16 of the 24hrs/day, you have to set the clock to the particular 'point' out of the door. It is easy to set up with instructions. The clock movement is easy to install. It is a replacement and it protrudes to much to close the door.

Why We Like This:

Works work well,the sound is really bad,very muffled
Clock mechanism accurate / sound, not a chime
Unbelievably accurate with 12" pendulum rather than supplied
Easy enough to install once you get the old one out

Best Sweep Second Hand: Doitool Battery powered Clock Movement

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate movement. The doitool battery powered clock movement is exactly that - it's a simple movement that hits all the right notes. The silence diy clock movement can move continuously, smoothly without ticking noise. It offers great accuracy and dependability, equipped with sweeping motion. It can be installed in hub caps, picture frames, old pots and so many other items.

These clock units can replace dead or battery corroded units. It comes with smooth sweep motion. It is very easy to swap the old one out for this one. It looks great and works beautifully.

Why We Like This:

Clock movement with smooth sweep motion
Keeps great time, easy to assemble
Great works for a battery clock

Best Simple style: HILLHOME Battery powered Clock Movement

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We would, of course, be remiss if we didn't mention hillhome battery powered clock movement for daily purpose. These clock replacements are super easy to install and love that the favorite clock is working again,right on time. It comes with an assortment of hands, and comes in a two pack. The hands are nice and there's a nice assortment of them, so the mechanism makes no noise at all.

The hands are the new popular press on which does away with the lock nut and screw. The rudimentary instruction (picture illustrations) are easy to follow. The hands don't weigh anything, so it doesn't affect the working of the motor. These are perfect replacements and clocks are up and running again.

Why We Like This:

Equipped with sweeping motion, no ticking
Great kits for a small clock
Applicable to cross-stitch, three-dimensional embroidery, craft clock, frameless draw clock, etc

Best For homemade Clock: HILLHOME Simple style Clock Movement

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Best part: hillhome simple style clock movement costs comparatively low and it is available to ship in 24 hours. Long spindle quartz clock replacement movement parts with metal hook and 3 different pairs of hands(2 black and 1 gold), good for repairing, replacing or making your own customized clock project by yourself. It features high precision clock mechanism, which offers watchmaker's accuracy and dependability. It is good size replacement both in terms of the shaft and the size of the hands. It will hold the battery securely through very many battery replacements. It comes with a specially designed protect box.

It is easy to assemble, and so far, it is keeping great time. The simple style clock movement can match to diverse colors, patterns, shapes and clock panel, but it will not stand out, good movement will work well. It is definitely a dyi project, easy to install and it is eye appealing.

Why We Like This:

Very nice straightforward installation and nice choice of hands to select from
Nice quiet and keeps accurate time
New and hot release

Best part: EMOON Clock Movement

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Best part: emoon clock movement costs comparatively low and it is available to ship in 24 hours. The "AAA" battery powered high torque motor allows you to make the giant wall clock of your dreams. The continuous sweep movement perfectly replicates the smooth second hand movement of the original ac motor. The stem of this button fits perfectly into the hole in the original second hand from the GE clock, which is perfectly balanced and puts no strain on the new motor. It can be used as a replacement in a 6 year old wall clock.

The motor is working well and keeping perfect time, though it has been running for only a day. The various hands are excellent in being able to customize to the size and style of clock face. It is easy to read the time from 20 feet away and there is no more ticking at night.

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