Rolex Datejust Oysterquartz Ad

Genuine Vintage Rolex Datejust Oysterquartz ad removed from an old magazine and expertly framed.

This one tells storys of Reinhold Messners Expeditions in Mountaineering, text below:

Ask any climber his nomination for the greatest living mountaineer in the world, and almost inevitably he will answer "Reinhold Messner". Not simply because he is the only climber ever to have conquered six mountains of 8, 000 m or more, but also because of his methods. Messner feels that the ever increasing sophistication of climbing equipment has reduced previously difficult and challenging climbs to mere technical exercises. He sums up his attitude in three words: "By fair means" he says "I want to solve a mountaineering problem in the mountains, not in the sporting goods store". And his achievements have left the mountaineering fraternity shaking their heads in disbelief. In 1970, Messer participated in the expedition to climb Nanga Parbat (8, 125 m). It was his first mountain over 8, 000 m. In 1975, Messer and the Austrian Peter Habeler conquer Hidden Peak (8, 063 m). 

The smallest expedition ever to climb successfully to this height in the Himalayas. In 1978 the “impossible" ascent of Everest (8,848 m). "Impossible" because, as on all Messner's climbs, he and Habeler reach the summit without the aid of oxygen. Three months later, Messner returns to Nanga Parbat (8,125 m) alone, and successfully climbs to the summit, again without the use of oxygen. But some pieces of equipment even Reinhold Messner cannot do with-out. And one of them is his Rolex Oysterquartz. "To be on the mountain without an accurate completely reliable watch would be madness" says Messner "and while some would tell you that that is what I am.. " he smiles "I can assure you I would not dream of climbing without my Rolex. It's the best there is". Which proves that at 8,125 m, at 40 degrees below zero, and even without oxygen Reinhold Messner and his Rolex both function perfectly.

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