He later on deemed the expedition a living hell, and tougher than any of his exploits during the mountains. While Messner is very best noted for donning Rolex watches for many of his alpine expeditions (like an Oysterquartz with the 1980 solo summit), for that "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he chose an Omega https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/