Private company
Watford Electronics
UK business based in Luton1
Watford Electronics was a British computer electronics company. It was founded in 1972 in a bedroom belonging to brothers Nazir and Raza Jessa, and grew to become one of the best-known suppliers of microcomputers and micro peripherals during the 1980s. In the 1970s Watford Electronics sold components and kits, through advertising in electronics magazines, and a paper catalogue.2 It ceased to exist in 2007.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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- HeadquartersLuton1
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Watford Electronics was a British computer electronics company. It was founded in 1972 in a bedroom belonging to brothers Nazir and Raza Jessa, and grew to become one of the best-known suppliers of microcomputers and micro peripherals during the 1980s.2
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- WikipediaWatford Electronics
- WikidataQ4052984
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- 1WikidataWatford Electronics on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaWatford Electronics on Wikipedia