Method for manufacturing timepiece components for timepieces

A method for manufacturing an applique, comprising an upper surface and the rim intended to be seen by a user, a lower surface for its resting on a dial or a structure of a timepiece and at least one foot protruding from said lower surface, the method comprising the following steps according to which:

• a base is produced in a metal material, said base having an upper face and a lower face;
• the upper surface and the rim of the applique are machined in the base from the upper face, with a predefined depth P;
• the machined base is washed;
• a varnish layer is deposited on the machined upper face of the base so as to cover the upper face, the upper surface and the rim of the applique;
• the varnish layer deposited is dried;
• a glue layer is deposited on the upper face of the base, over at least the entire machining depth, said glue layer being superimposed on the varnish layer, and the glue is dried;
• the lower surface and the foot of the applique are machined via the lower face of the base with a depth P′ greater than the thickness E of the base less the machined depth P of the upper face;
• the base is plunged into a bath of a liquid solution in order to dissolve the glue and release the applique;
• the applique is packaged in view of its delivery.