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