Model History
In 1976, amid the "quartz crisis" reshaping the whole watch industry, Bulova presented the Computron: a digital LED-display watch housed in an asymmetrical trapezoidal case, informally nicknamed "Trapezoid" by collectors.
The tilt of the dial was designed to allow reading the time without rotating the wrist — a practical detail explicitly aimed at drivers. It was available in chrome and gold-plated finishes; the LED technology required pressing a button to illuminate the time, date and other functions for a few seconds, since it was far more power-hungry than the LCD displays that would later become standard.
Its bold "space age" 1970s design made it an icon of the first generation of electronic watches. A recent Archive Series reissue keeps the trapezoidal case and tilted dial faithfully, replacing the old technology with a brighter, more reliable modern LED, offered in three color and material combinations.
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The informal nickname "Trapezoid", still used by collectors today, simply comes from its case shape — a detail considered almost eccentric at the time that over the years became the main reason for its retro-futuristic appeal among new enthusiasts.