Born Hannah Golofski in 1923, Anne Klein lived in New York her entire life.
Originally trained as an an artist in the thirties, she began her career as a fashion designer in 1940. She married Ben Klein in 1939 at the age of eighteen and took his name to become Anne Klein.
In 1948, Anne founded Junior Sophisticates to design clothes for younger women and remained at the helm for nearly twenty years. In 1968, she founded Anne Klein and Co. along with her second husband Chip) Rubinstein.
Over the next several years, she would enjoy the pinnacle of her career. She was inducted into the Coty Fashion hall of fame in 1971, won the Neiman-Marcus fashion leadership award in 1969 and, along with other fashion luminaries Yves St. Laurent, Pierre Cardin and Christian Dior, participated in a star-studded fashion show at Versailles in 1973 to raise money for the estate.
In 1974, at the age of 51, Anne Klein succumbed to breast cancer. Her firm was led by Donna Karan until Karan left to form her own successful venture. Today, Anne Klein and Co. continues to be known as a trend-setting design firm focused on elegant, practical style for women.
Anne Klein and Co. is a relative newcomer to the watch scene. They’ve made up for lost time, however, introducing dozens of new models over the past few years, each matching the company’s penchant for elegance, practicality and, above all, style. We’ve only got room to focus on a few of these pieces here, but you can follow our links below to view the entire collection at an online retailer’s site.
Models run the full range in value from affordable ($50 or less) to reasonably-priced diamond watches ($500-$600).
Posted on: Mar 25
This elegant women’s dress watch, by Anne Klein, emphasizes a pretty gold-toned stainless steel case and matching bracelet band.
Like all watches from Anne Klein, it’s stylish yet affordable and practical. Many of these watches have the look of more expensive pieces.
The band is made of …
Posted on: Mar 24
The unique design of this watch captures the style of the Anne Klein fashion house.
The square modernist case and bezel contrast with the delicate strands of stainless steel chain, which come together in the back and are held on the wrist with a simple jewelry clasp.
The …
Posted on: Mar 24
This women’s watch from Anne Klein features an elegant, understated look. The black band and bezel mean that it is quite versatile. Equally at home when dressed up or down, it carries on the Anne Klein tradition of practical elegance.
It also features an elegant polished stainless steel case and a precise …
Posted on: Mar 24
Anne Klein is one of the best known designers for women. This watch matches perfectly with the Anne Klein tradition, suitable for wear with cocktail dresses or formal evening attire.
The case and bracelet are watch are studded with Swarovski crystals that accentuate the silver metal with …
Posted on: Feb 26
A mostly unique watch. Compare this watch with the Gucci Charm Bracelet watch recently reviewed on this site. This one is less expensive and quite a bit more playful
This one has an attractive stainless steel case, bracelet band, and bezel. The watch face is an attractive pale …
Posted on: Feb 26
You don’t see this combination that often - an elegant diamond dress watch with subdials and chronograph features.
Anne Klein makes elegant, mid-range designer watches that are pretty and reasonably priced. This watch fits that description perfectly.
The subdials measure day of week, date, and twenty-four hour time.
The watch is waterproof to …
Posted on: Feb 26
Swarovski, Swarovski, and more Swarovski. Not easy to say three times fast, but it sure does make for a pretty watch.
This dress watch features eighteen Swarovski crystals around the bezel and an additional forty-four on the bracelet. That’s sixty-two for those keeping score at home.
Other than those …
Posted on: Jan 10
Anne Klein strikes an interesting balance with this one. The bezel-set diamonds and the pink accents make it a feminine, dressy watch. Yet at the same time the luminous hands, emphasized subdials and wider bracelet band make it an active, practical watch.
On the practical side, this chronograph-style watch includes three subdials — one …
