He later considered the expedition a living hell, and tougher than any of his exploits inside the mountains. Although Messner is ideal known for donning Rolex watches for many of his alpine expeditions (for example an Oysterquartz for that 1980 solo summit), with the "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he selected an Omega Speedmaster https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/