Rank #941
Laurence Graff & family
Net worth $4.5B
Diamond jewelry · United Kingdom
- Born
- Jun 13, 1938
- Age
- 87
- Source
- Diamond jewelry
- Residence
- Gstaad
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Marital status
- Divorced
- Children
- 5
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- 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.
- Graff splits his time between homes in Gstaad, London, St. Tropez, New York City and his 150-foot Feadship yacht.
- Graff's modern and contemporary art collection is worth more than $600 million and he collects vintage cars, including Ferraris, Aston Martins and Mercedes.