Laurence Graff

Laurence Graff OBE is an English jeweller. He is best known as the founder of Graff Diamonds, supplier of jewellery and jewels.

  • Graff Diamonds International chairman Laurence Graff operates at the top of the diamond jewelry market, with more than 50 retail stores worldwide.
  • Graff clients have included Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Larry Ellison, Elizabeth Taylor, and the Sultan of Brunei.
  • He built his business from nothing, after dropping out of school at 14 and scrubbing toilets as a jeweler’s apprentice in London’s Hatton Garden.
  • He owns a polished diamond trading firm in Switzerland, real estate in London’s Mayfair district, and a stake in a S. African diamond wholesaler.
  • He also owns Delaire Graff Estate, a vineyard and winery with a boutique hotel and restaurant in Stellenbosch, the Napa Valley of South Africa.

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