Quick Advice: Is this briaded concept cheesy?

Ok you can find the history of the story here:

http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=42162

The question is if you think this concept would be too busy or downright cheesy? (the braided portion of the ring)  I have decided that I want a modified D Vatche inspired design.  Hopefully Vatche will agree to customize the ring themselves as I am waiting to here back from them.
The style is based on their x-prong round channel set ring:

http://www.dvatche.com/eclipse/new_catalouge.htm

However I like the setting better of the Hybrid x-prong and royal crown found here:

http://www.diamondvues.com/archives/2005/04/

Additionally I wand to make the stone sit slightly higher and I would like the band of platinum around the girdle to be thinner if possible so that you can truly appreciate the depth and shape of the OMC center stone.

I would like flowing out of both ends of the bottom of the channel a braided design.  However, I want it to look more like flowing waves then braided hair.  I don’t want a space between them either where you could see through the ring.  I have seen some examples of braids that look cheep and unappealing but others that definitely draw your eye like Mark Morrel piece below:

http://www.mwmjewelry.com/January-05/

I liked the potential for this ring as well,

http://www.peterindorf.com/catalog/item.cgi?item=010011

 but preferred the MM won if I could tighten the strands so no space could be seen

I also borrowed the bottom portion of the ring from a design in this thread:

http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=36445&forumID=52&catID=&search=1&searchstring=

Do you think it takes away from the stone and will make the ring too busy?  Anyways please give me feedback either way so I know whether I am going astray.

Thanks Dave

Ana "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." [Souren Melikian]

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Date: 3/23/2006 12:22:06 PM
Author: valeria101

Date: 3/23/2006 10:45:35 AM

Author: familystone


... she definitely didn't mention the concept herself so it definitely would be a risk ...

Would you consider presenting the diamond in a temporary setting? Custom work would not be inexpensive (thinking of Vatche - definitely not) and ... why risk going wrong with some matter of taste issue

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