I will start out saying that I am a bit biased.  I love Luminox watches.  Tritium hands and markers that glow like the night sights on my firearms makes for a very appealing watch to me.  That said, I was hesitant when I first saw the Blackout series online.  For one, all the pics make them look grey.  They are not.  They are black.  The face is a dark grey, but everything else but date numerals and the tritium markers are black; the hands, the markings, the type on the face, all black.  This makes a unique Stealthy appearance to the watch where it would seem that you cannot see the face in low light.  And you can't see the black on grey numerals, yet the tritium markers on the hands make it instantly readable and looks white.  And of course, when night occurs, the hands and markers all glow blue, except for the 12 o'clock position which is the usual Luminox 12 o'clock orange.  Very nice indeed.

The watch is a polymer compound that is very tough and lightweight.  It is a larger watch than my original Navy Seals 3000 series.  I at first thought that this watch was the same size as that but when I got it, it is much larger. It is comparable to a 9000 series G-Shock.  The band is a soft rubber that is comfortable and has twin holes with a dual tang since the band is quite wide (23 mm I believe, haven't measured it or tried any other bands).  The band is of course completely black except for the stainless buckle which is brushed.

In the sun, this thing looks amazing, and the black numerals on the dark grey face shine.  In the dark, the white markers give the time at a moment's glance.  At night, the blue glow of the tritium is amazing.  I am constantly asked what kind of watch I am wearing.  When people look at the face up close they are amazed.  Believe it or not, though this watch is supposed to be low key, it is anything but that.  It's terrific.