Though he has been involved with the family business since he was 13, his first official job at Bachendorf’s Jewelers, when he was 22, was organizing watches.

“It gave me the passion and appreciation for the Swiss timepieces we carried,” he says.

It is Lawrence’s enthusiasm for the products he sells that has propelled him to the head of the business, which he has now run for 12 years.

Under his leadership, Bachendorf’s Jewelers has grown to employ almost 100 employees across five locations.

A recent highlight was the opening of Bachendorf’s two-storey Rolex boutique in the upmarket Dallas mall Highland Park Village at the end of 2021.

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