I've always liked the look of the balance brewers. I keep thinking about buying one, but for some reason I have never pulled the trigger. I think the main reason is that I don't have a place to display it. Anybody have one in their toy collection?
I really like the look of the Royal Cafetino:
(fast forward to about 1:35 to get into the brewing action)
More balance brewers in action:
Making Coffee with Vienna Royal Coffee Maker (Balancing-siphon) (Embedding disabled, limit reached)