article_snippet: Laurence Graff, the chairman and founder of Graff Diamonds, started out as a jewellery apprentice and founded the company in 1960.
article_snippet: In 1967, with stores already open in London, British jeweller Graff expanded British jeweller Graff business into Asia, opening up a jewellery concession in Singapore.
article_snippet: Six years later, British jeweller Graff became the first jeweller to win a Queen's Award to Industry.
article_snippet: British jeweller Graff went on to win this again in 1977, 1994 and 2006.
article_snippet: The company, which has flagship shops in Knightsbridge and on New Bond Street, opened The company, which has flagship shops in Knightsbridge and on New Bond Street first store outside the UK in Monaco in 2000.
article_snippet: Graff Diamonds now has outlets across the world, including in the United States, Russia, South Africa, China and Japan.
article_snippet: British jeweller Graff was awarded an OBE in 2013 for services to jewellery.
highlights_snippet: Made by British jeweller Graff based in London's New Bond Street .