BLACK TIE MISTAKES:


NOT A BOW TIE

SEE PHOTO BELOW FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES:

 

A BLACK NECK TIE IS INCORRECT except for funerals.

 


THE WRONG WATCH, e.g. A SPORTSWATCH

Black Tie requires an appropriate dress watch, either a pocket watch or an elegant dress watch.  NEVER A SPORTS WATCH; sorry, James!  Maybe M did not have any alternative available....