A method for providing a watermarking wire mesh, particularly for producing security paper, comprising in sequence the following steps: - associating stably at least one electrotype element at a preset region of a first working face of a watermarking wire mesh; - deforming plastically at least one predefined portion of said watermarking wire mesh, which comprises at least partially said at least one electrotype element, said deformation occurring with respect to the plane of arrangement of said wire mesh, said step of deforming plastically said at least one predefined portion of said watermarking wire mesh is performed by using at least one punch and at least one respective die, which can be moved mutually closer and further apart on command along a movement direction that is substantially perpendicular to the plane of arrangement of said watermarking wire mesh, characterized in that said step of deforming plastically said at least one predefined portion of said watermarking wire mesh comprises a step of mutual approach between said punch, which is designed to engage, with a modelling surface thereof, against a region to be deformed of said first working face, and said respective die, which is designed to abut, with a contrast surface thereof, against a respective abutment region located on a second face of said watermarking wire mesh that lies opposite to said first working face, said modelling surface having at least one recess that is shaped complementarily with respect to said at least one electrotype element associated with said first working face, said at least one recess being arranged at the region of said modelling surface that is designed to face toward said at least one electrotype element applied to said first working face of said watermarking wire mesh. - associating stably at least one electrotype element at a preset region of a first working face of a watermarking wire mesh; - deforming plastically at least one predefined portion of said watermarking wire mesh, which comprises at least partially said at least one electrotype element, said deformation occurring with respect to the plane of arrangement of said wire mesh, said step of deforming plastically said at least one predefined portion of said watermarking wire mesh is performed by using at least one punch and at least one respective die, which can be moved mutually closer and further apart on command along a movement direction that is substantially perpendicular to the plane of arrangement of said watermarking wire mesh, characterized in that said step of deforming plastically said at least one predefined portion of said watermarking wire mesh comprises a step of mutual approach between said punch, which is designed to engage, with a modelling surface thereof, against a region to be deformed of said first working face, and said respective die, which is designed to abut, with a contrast surface thereof, against a respective abutment region located on a second face of said watermarking wire mesh that lies opposite to said first working face, said modelling surface having at least one recess that is shaped complementarily with respect to said at least one electrotype element associated with said first working face, said at least one recess being arranged at the region of said modelling surface that is designed to face toward said at least one electrotype element applied to said first working face of said watermarking wire mesh.