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Some great suggestions above, Lorier are very good watches and another possibility is the Baltic Aquascaphe GMT, I used to have one and still don't know why I sold it.
My personal favourite would be the Seiko SSK GMT.....here is a photo of mine.
Water resistance is a factor in decision making for me but anything from 100m is fine by me. I say this, as I had a new Speedmaster with 50m water resistance fog up after minimal contact with water.
I mainly collect dive watches, both modern and vintage and don't let the vintage ones anywhere near water. I have several Squale's with 1,000m plus and a Deepsea at 4,000m water resistance.
The H20 Kalmar on which the Steeldive is based, has a 25,000m rating and according to their website, was pressure tested and achieved that rating, failing just past that depth. I rather like the H20 but as it is massive, thought I'd get the Steeldive to see if it would suit me. It is very thick but actually reasonably comfortable, even in steel, when the H2O is titanium. So far it is tempting me to save up for the H2O, although I'm sceptical that it would survive a pressure test anywhere near 25,000m.
A couple of photos on my 7.25 inch wrist:
What a stunning watch in great condition and some really useful info as well. I have one of the Squale AWCo Subino's made in 2020 from NOS MC4 cases and inserts from the late 50's. It has a lovely vintage vibe but can't compare to the beautiful dial and insert on that watch.
I agree. I bought an SNZH57 to have modded but liked it so much, I've happily left it original and it will stay that way.