Smoking Hot and extremely accurate Nighthawk
Smoking hot Ed Brown
Smoking Wilson
Blood and guts built like a tank Les Baer
Blood and guts built like a tank STI (less expensive)
High-cap-competition STI (my only choice)
Thats my picks. A $2500 1911 choice is going to be very subjective. You have to pick what is important to you. Before I shelled out $2500, I would go out and shoot all of them that I could. Make sure that I know enough to tell the difference. If you want a safe queen you are never going to shoot or carry, save some money buy a Mimber. They look good and you won't have to worry about if it works or not.
Find one you fall in love with that shoots good for you. My 2 cents.