Pearls set with gemstone

I’ve started to see this style everywhere – pearls with
bezel-set diamonds set in them. How do the bezels stay? Are
they glued in with some kind of epoxy? Also, can anyone give me
the finer details of drilling pearls. I’ve never done this, but
I intend to use a tiny drill bit with my Foredom, getting
progressively thicker, and drilling very slowly and carefully.
Is this the correct way to drill a pearl? Thanks in advance, and
thanks for all of the invaluable info passed through this forum.

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yumi :slight_smile: