Sixty dollars does not usually buy a knife with a designer's name attached, a caged ceramic bearing pivot and ambidextrous carry. The Kubey Royal is that knife, and the blackout KU321H is the cheapest version of it at $60.
The spec sheet is unusually complete for the price: 7.28 inches overall, 2.99-inch D2 clip point at 0.12 inch stock, HRC 59-61, dark stonewashed flat grind, G10 handle at 0.51 inch thick, liner lock, caged ceramic ball bearings, stainless steel clip in tip-up left or right, 3.17 ounces. Designer credit goes to Colin Maisonpierre. The $70 versions swap D2 for 14C28N with vacuum and cryogenic heat treatment in khaki or black G10.
The steel choice is the only real decision. D2 holds an edge longer than 14C28N and gives up corrosion resistance to get it, so a blackout D2 Royal will need occasional oil in a humid pocket. For ten dollars more the 14C28N version is stainless, re-sharpens faster and is the better knife for anyone who does not want to think about maintenance, which is most people buying a $60 knife.
Against a Civivi Elementum at the same money, the Royal is heavier by half an ounce and has a longer handle with more room for a four-finger grip. Against the Coeus, Kubey's other $60 liner lock, the Royal has a shorter blade and a thicker handle and is the more pocket-friendly of the two. Against the Bestech Duoz at $69.90 it is a full class heavier and a full class plainer, and it is the one to drop rather than admire. Neither the Royal nor the Coeus is a premium knife and both are honest ones.
Verdict: a solid first real knife, a solid glovebox knife, a solid gift. Skip the D2 if you live somewhere wet, and skip the Royal entirely if you want a crossbar or a frame lock, because the lock is the one thing at this price that Kubey did not over-engineer.