He later on considered the expedition a living hell, and tougher than any of his exploits in the mountains. While Messner is greatest noted for donning Rolex watches For several of his alpine expeditions (including an Oysterquartz to the 1980 solo summit), for that "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he chose an Omega Speedmaster https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/