He later considered the expedition a dwelling hell, and tougher than any of his exploits in the mountains. While Messner is very best known for carrying Rolex watches for many of his alpine expeditions (for example an Oysterquartz to the 1980 solo summit), to the "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he chose an Omega https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/