The invention relates to a method for applying a watchmaking oleophobic and hydrophobic non-halogenated epilame
coating that is resistant to timepiece cleaning, to at least part of a surface of a substrate, using atmospheric-pressure cold-
plasma coating, the method comprising: activating a first carrier gas using a first electrical
discharge, thus creating a first
plasma gas jet having an overall temperature equal to or lower than 200°C; introducing an anchoring compound into said first
plasma gas jet, thereby activating the anchoring compound; bringing said surface into contact with said first plasma gas jet comprising said activated anchoring compound, thereby causing the anchoring compound to adhere to said surface; activating a second carrier gas using a second electrical
discharge, thereby creating a second plasma gas jet having an overall temperature equal to or lower than 200°C; introducing an epilame-
coating compound into said second plasma gas jet, thereby activating the epilame-coating compound; and bringing said surface to which the anchoring compound is adhered into contact with said second plasma gas jet comprising said activated epilame-coating compound, thereby causing the epilame-coating compound to adhere to said anchoring compound and thereby forming on said surface a non-halogenated oleophobic and hydrophobic epilame coating resistant to timepiece cleaning; wherein the anchoring compound is in the form Si(OR)xR''y(R'NH2)4-x-y, where R and R'', which may be identical or different, are H, a C1-C10
alkyl group, or a C2-C10 alkenyl group, R', which may be identical or different, is H, a C1-C10
alkyl group optionally comprising an amine group, or a C2-C10 alkenyl group optionally comprising an amine group, x is 1, 2 or 3, y is 0 or 1 where x+y is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and the epilame-coating compound is according to formula (II) or according to formula (III): (II), where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8, which may be identical or different, are H, a C1-C10
alkyl group or a C2-C10 alkenyl group, and n is comprised between 0 and 10, in which at least one of R1, R2 or R3 is a C1-C10 alkyl group, or a C2-C10 alkenyl group, preferably methyl or ethyl, and at least one of R4, R5 or R6 is a C1-C10 alkyl group, or a C2-C10 alkenyl group, preferably methyl or ethyl; or (III), where R9, R10, R11, R12, R13 and R14, which may be identical or different, are H, a C1- C10 alkyl group, or a C2-C10 alkenyl group, m is comprised between 1 and 10, in which at least one of R9, R10, R11, R12, R13 and R14 is a C1-C10 alkyl group or a C2-C10 alkenyl group.