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] In the early 1980s Watford Electronics expanded into the home computer market.
It was particularly active in the BBC Micro scene, producing a variety of peripherals for the computer, as well as a version of the Disc Filing System.
[1] In the 21st century, the company opened an online store, Savastore, but in 2007 Watford collapsed into administration.
[3] Watford Electronics was then bought out by Globally Limited, and in April that year, the website became known as Saverstore.