Help, where to go to get a pearl ring repaired?

A friend has lost an akoya pearl from her 3 pearl ring and needs it repaired. She thinks I might be able to repair it. Although I repair lots of pearl stuff, I am not sure about a ring. I am not sure I even have a pearl that will fit & match, but the bigger problem is getting the pearl to stay. I had a local jeweler, (He gets great reviews) who said he was good with gluing pearls, re-glue one of my rings, within 2 wearings, a pearl had popped off and I lost it. I am very careful of my hands & rarely have anything happen to my rings, so I am worried about fixing my friend's ring. Should she take a chance with her local jeweler in Hot Springs, Arkansas? Is there a way to find a jeweler who will do a good job of matching the pearl and gluing it? I think she would be up to sending it to someone who would do a good job. I thought of Pearl Paradise...but it is not their ring. What would people advise?

I had a pearl fall out of my Kamoka ring, and I got good advice from here, Kamoka, and PP to fix it myself. My whole post lists all the steps I did to fix it. The pearl's been solid ever since.

Yes! I saw that, but she doesn't have the pearl, so it isn't as easy as just gluing. But, I will try that with my ring!

She should call Pearl Paradise. They may be able to match the pearl and fix the ring.

I second Pearl Paradise.

I 'third' Pearl Paradise . You need someone with lots of pearls so that a match can be found. We all know how difficult it is to to match ..WHITE ! Plus there's lustre to consider. So they will 1. be able to match and 2 be able to glue it.

I agree with everyone else, reach out to Pearl Paradise. It doesn't hurt to ask.
I had a pearl fall out of a ring, and it's an easy fix if you have the pearl.

Great... I am sending her to Pearl Paradise...I warned her husband it might be more than just a ring fix, if he lets her look around... But PP is great and they might get some other lovely things!!!

A Breaker said:

Great... I am sending her to Pearl Paradise...I warned her husband it might be more than just a ring fix, if he lets her look around... But PP is great and they might get some other lovely things!!!

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"I warned her husband it might be more than just a ring fix"!!!!!!

I know!!! Just drooling over the long strand of PP Tahitians worth as much as a car... Then my sweet hubby reminds me that I have ADD tendencies in pearls... & jewelry... another day, another drool worthy pearl(s). Like sweets, I can want them all, but I can only have a very few. But what lovely choices!!!