He later deemed the expedition a living hell, and harder than any of his exploits during the mountains. Nevertheless Messner is best noted for carrying Rolex watches For several of his alpine expeditions (including an Oysterquartz to the 1980 solo summit), to the "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he chose an Omega Speedmaster Qualified. https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/