The 6-series Suuntos (X6, S6) are lower profile and durable in my experience. They are also have been/are being discontinued so can be found on sale at some places
because it increases efficiency, decreasing costs.
you sound like one of those stupid hippies talking about how we need to increase the human scale of life and increase the labor in products. Uh - either the product goes up in cost or you make less.