I admit, I am a sucker for some of those high-end Sonus Fabers and their finishing details.
Even something like the Serafino or Amati (still way too expensive) would do:
I do have a certain fondness for the B&W 800s, although they're not quite the traditional "beautiful" as some other candidates.  There are a lot of things I could post if I could recall them and hunt them down.