This brings up the functionality vs beauty. You can have one without the other, or both if you're willing to pay the price.

Ask anyone who worked as a mechanic on the professional circuit in the 70's and 80's, they'll tell you that there were a lot of file marks and brass blobs on those lugged frames. A pretty sponsor's paint job and you couldn't tell the difference, pre-HDTV. Bob Roll brought his TdF 7-11 team bike into a shop I worked at after he was through riding for the season. Back then, part of your salary might be you got to keep your bike. He wanted to sell it on consignment. Besides all of the touch up paint from crashing several times that season, you could tell that the builder only did a nominal job of cleaning up the lugwork. He loved the way it rode, though.

The workmanship was equivalent of a few Raleigh's I've owned.