He later on considered the expedition a living hell, and harder than any of his exploits within the mountains. Although Messner is best recognized for carrying Rolex watches For most of his alpine expeditions (like an Oysterquartz for 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/