A For Parts listing is priced for what can be recovered from it rather than for use, so jewellery and watches at this grade are worth roughly 25% of top price — $2 to $404 (about £1 to £300). Sold for its metal, its stones or its movement. Scrap weight and stone count decide the price, not how the piece looks.
Where the line falls
Jewellery survives everything except its fastenings and its plating: clasps fatigue, plating wears through at contact points, stones loosen.
For comparison, one grade up is Fair Jewellery and Watches.
What jewellery and watches are worth here
| Grade | Share of top price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Fair | about 45% | $3 to $728 |
| For Parts | about 25% | $2 to $404 |
Guide ranges, not quotes, at £1 ≈ $1.35 (August 2026). All five grades.
What the price reflects at this grade
- Gold Watch — Gold plating worn through at the lugs and bracelet edges
- Jewellery Box — Torn or stained linings
- Pearl Necklace — Imitation pearls, which are worth very little
- Silver Necklace — Silver-plated pieces sold as sterling
- Silver Ring — Thinning or split shanks from long wear
- Vintage Brooch — Missing stones, which are difficult to match
- Vintage Watch — Redialled or refinished dials, which sharply reduce collector value
- Wedding Band — Thinning from years of daily wear
- Bracelet — Missing charms on collectable bracelets
Listing at the For Parts grade
Give the weight in grams and the metal stamp, photographed. For scrap that pair of facts is the entire listing.
Shots that carry the most weight in jewellery and watches:
- Wedding Band — The band from the front and on edge
- Bracelet — The clasp mechanism close up
- Charm Bracelet — Charms photographed individually or in small groups, close up
- Costume Jewellery — Any signed pieces photographed individually, front and back
On a typical $203 listing, a marketplace charging 20% takes $41, one charging 13.6% takes $28 and one charging 10% takes $20. WishThrift charges neither side, so you keep the whole $203. Listing is free.
Browse jewellery and watches
See every listing at the For Parts grade, or the whole Jewellery & Watches category at every grade. The grade is the seller’s own; WishThrift does not inspect or verify items.
Other grades in jewellery and watches: New with Tags, Like New, Good, Fair.
Common questions
What does it weigh, and what is it stamped?
Snapped, badly bent or with the movement seized, but with the metal stamped and the stones still recoverable from their settings.
What is the difference between For Parts and Fair jewellery and watches?
Anything falling short of For Parts is graded Fair Jewellery and Watches.