Ahee Jewlers

Ahee Jewelers

Edmund T. Ahee Sr. started his journey into jewelry retail with humble beginnings, in the lobby of his Uncle’s bowling alley. Today, Ahee Jewelers is recognized as an essential institution of the Metro Detroit community and has been the proud recipient of hundreds of distinguished local, national, and international awards. For over 3 generations, we have always believed that what puts a smile on a face and warms the heart is what’s important in life. Whether it’s a commitment of a lifetime or a simple, charitable act, everyone deserves a special moment. The Ahee Family is delighted to have developed close relationships with the best and most respected brands in the world. These relationships ultimately allow Ahee customers to select from a wider range of items and price ranges than ever before. The celebration definitely starts at Ahee.

Founder

Edmund T. Ahee opened his first store in his uncle’s bowling alley located on Harper and Van Dyke in Detroit.

In addition to jewelry and diamonds, Edmund’s store carried a variety of household items, including cameras, vacuum cleaners, baby gifts, luggage, sewing machines, typewriters, binoculars, appliances, housewares, phonographs, portable TVs, power tools, transistors and tape recorders. The new venture was a huge success and Edmund even won an award for selling vacuum cleaners, beating out the larger, more established department store, J.L. Hudson.

After four years in the bowling alley, Edmund moved Ahee Jewelers to its own storefront on the same block of Harper and Van Dyke. He remained ever grateful to his uncle for giving him a chance.

Commission for the Pope

Over the years, Ahee Jewelers has had the rare privilege of creating jewelry for the church. The ultimate honor came in 1987, when Cardinal Edmund Szoka asked Ahee to create the jewelry for the visit of Pope John Paul ll, recently canonized as Saint John Paul the Great. Ahee craftsmen worked feverishly around the clock to create an inspired design with meticulous workmanship of the sacred items. They created a set of three pallium pins representing the three nails of Christ in 18k gold with amethyst having a cross, star and thorn motif. For the Ahee family, this honor was a true blessing.

Ahee Presents Jewelry to the Crown Prince and Princess of Serbia 2016

The Crown Prince Alexander and his wife, Princess Katherine of Serbia visited Detroit in 2016 during a medical mission to help combat hearing loss in Serbia. Ahee Jewelers was given the honor of presenting the royal couple with a custom-designed brooch, created with diamonds and an exquisite pearl in 18k yellow gold.