Does a polish come with a standard service or just with a complete overhaul?

What's the difference between "basic" and "full"? Which is the one that runs $500 - $700?

So full service is the one you want every 5 - 7 years?

Well, my first one won't be very long after getting my hat, then.

Just the full service, not what Breitling calls 'basic'.

My understanding is that even on a battery change or 'basic' service, Breitling UK still clean the bracelet and watch head - it still looks like new when it comes back (the difference is that on an 'overhaul', the watch and bracelet are dismantled down to their individual components, all shiny metal is then polished and buffed up to a high finish again).

Don't know about BUK, but that's never been my experience, and until they pulled the maintenance PDFs off of their site Breitling made it clear that basic did not include that.

Well here's the link to the BUK servicing guide/description and prices pdf:

http://www.breitling.com/multimedia/pdf/sav/sav-894.pdf

this is what it says for the basic service:

'Mechanical Watch:
Balance wheel and escapement cleaning and lubrication, checking of the movement and the watch
functions. Cleaning of case and metal bracelet, replacement of all gaskets and control of waterresistance.
Quartz Watch:
Battery replacement. Checking of all working parameters of the movement and the watch functions.
Cleaning of case and metal bracelet, replacement of all gaskets and water-resistance control.'

I hope this helps Roff.