He later considered the expedition a residing hell, and tougher than any of his exploits during the mountains. Although Messner is best noted for sporting Rolex watches For most of his alpine expeditions (such as an Oysterquartz with the 1980 solo summit), for that "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he chose an Omega Speedmaster https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/