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