Laurence Graff & family
$3.43B
as of 10/04/24
About Laurence Graff & family
Graff Diamonds International chairman Laurence Graff operates at the top of the diamond jewelry market, with more than 60 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.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United KingdomSource of wealth
Diamond jewelryResidence
Gstaad, SwitzerlandMarital status
DivorcedBirth date
06/13/38 (age 86)Number of children
5Self-made
self-madeLaurence Graff & family’s fortune is worth
57K
troy ounces of gold
53K
median U.S. household
34K
median U.S. income
0.069%
U.S. credit card volume
0.014%
GDP of the United States
0.01%
United States debt
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Graff's modern and contemporary art collection is worth more than $600 million and he collects vintage cars, including Ferraris, Aston Martins and Mercedes.
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