He later deemed the expedition a living hell, and more challenging than any of his exploits while in the mountains. Although Messner is best known for wearing Rolex watches for many of his alpine expeditions (including an Oysterquartz with the 1980 solo summit), for the "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he chose an Omega https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/