Laurence graff biography

Laurence Graff was born on June 13, 1938, in Stepney, into a Jewish family.

His parents were Rebecca Segal, a Romanian, and Harry Graff, a Russian.

At the age of 14, Graff left school to become an apprentice in a jewellery manufacturing workshop in London, as encouraged by his mother.

He began his career in partnership with a jeweller named Schindler, repairing rings and crafting small pieces of jewellery.

After the closure of their shop, Graff started selling his jewellery designs independently to jewellers across England.

By 1962, he owned two jewellery shops, including his first in Hatton Garden.

In 1960, Laurence Graff founded the Graff Diamonds company, which has since become a leading supplier of jewellery and jewels.

He gained significant recognition when he commissioned the English jewellery designer Robert Thomas to create a diamond jewel for the De Beers Diamond International Awards competition in 1966.

By 1974, Graff had begun specializing in catering to wealth