Most Architectural Turntable/Best Looking?

The Empire, of course. It struck me at the time as looking a bit to expensive and foo-foo vs. the 50H. I remember where I was when I saw the ad for it in a mag.

It took me 5 seconds to remember the 50H had (I think) an ELAC cart.

The times were simpler; the perhaps thousands of sides and cuts played w/o any clue or worry about soundstaging or power cords.

A lot of this discussion is missing one key consideration - the context of their environment. A VYGER or La Luce might look great in certain places, but totally out of place in others. 

For me, after much thought and perseveration, a VPI Prime provides the combination of SQ and visual statement I wanted without totally dominating the room. YMMV

Understated all the way, too many uber expensive designs ruining our wonderful planet.
The impact of such designs manufacturing processes on the Planet for a absolute luxury in a home, 'really !!'  

I find the clean functional understated appearance of Clearaudio tables such as the Performance DC Wood or Ovation to be very elegant and handsome.

The new Acoustic Signature NEO line may have some of what you are looking for in the upper limit range.