He later on deemed the expedition a living hell, and harder than any of his exploits during the mountains. Although Messner is greatest recognized for sporting Rolex watches for many of his alpine expeditions (for instance an Oysterquartz with the 1980 solo summit), to the "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he selected an Omega https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/