True, but that isn't really saying much. Most of the compasses marketed by Silva are now made abroad, the quality is even worse than Suunto. The Silva 4 is a good design by all means but cheaply made, which is probably what makes it attractive to the military in the first place.

Probably the best Silva compass at this point is the 54B model, incidentally also used by the military. It is pretty expensive for what you get though, and it's a prismatic rather than mirror compass.

Any older (pre-2000) compass made by Silva, Sunnto or Brunto is a much higher quality product than the current crop. Therefore, buying second-hand would make a lot of sense if you can find a quality compass in good condition.