He afterwards considered the expedition a dwelling hell, and more challenging than any of his exploits inside the mountains. Even though Messner is ideal recognized for sporting Rolex watches for many of his alpine expeditions (like an Oysterquartz for your 1980 solo summit), to the "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he chose an Omega https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/