The Watchmaker Act did authorize a test of watchmakers ability until 1952. Then nine Supreme States court ruled about it and stated in part:

"Watchmaking Act is void in that it deprives defendant of inherent rights, privileges and immunities guaranteed by the State and Federal Constitutions, in numerous particulars, to wit: That it seek to deprive him of is right to liberty, the pursuit of happiness and the enjoyment of his own industry; to deprive his of his property without due process of law, and deprive him of his right to earn a livelihood in a legitimate field of business that of watchmaking and his right to contract in matter of purely private concern; that it violates the Bill of Rights of the Federal Constitution and seek to create a monopoly of business of watchmaking; that it grant to a certain class of citizens certain exclusive rights privileges and immunities, to the exclusion of others".

"There is no more excuse for requiring a watchmaker to pass test as to his technical qualification than for requiring a photographer to pass such a test.

The judgment of the trial is affirmed" State V. Wood 207 Okla."