Ink is drawn
link across a pad that holds the relief of the text to be printed on the dial. A gelatin is pressed onto the pad lifting up that ink. The machine slides the pad out of the way and shifts the dial into perfect
link position for the gelatin to press the text in this case the iconic Gothic font of "Grand Seiko" onto the dial. If there's
link any extra ink on the pad it too will be picked up by the gelatin so it's important that the preparation is done correctly.