Originally Posted by
Mick P
I know some Herbert will accuse me of being some sort of old relic but not one of the watches shown above could be described as a dress watch.
Firstly, strictly speaking, you should wear a pocket watch at a black tie event. However in this day and age, people do wear wrist watches but really it should be a slim gold watch, black face with just hour and minute hands and a black leather strap.
Black tie is a uniform, you are expected to comply with it. In order words, wear what is expected, not what you want.
Rant over.