He later deemed the expedition a residing hell, and harder than any of his exploits inside the mountains. Though Messner is best recognized for sporting Rolex watches for many of his alpine expeditions (such as an Oysterquartz with the 1980 solo summit), for the "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he selected an Omega Speedmaster https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/