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