He afterwards deemed the expedition a living hell, and harder than any of his exploits in the mountains. While Messner is best noted for donning Rolex watches for many of his alpine expeditions (which include an Oysterquartz for the 1980 solo summit), for the "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he selected an Omega Speedmaster https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/