An apparatus for a wearable device with expandable display strips, the apparatus includes a first layer with a first display panel coupled to a second layer with a second display panel, where the first display panel can extend and retract over a top surface of the second display panel. The apparatus also includes a first gear and rack mechanism coupled to the top surface of the second display panel and a bottom surface of the first display panel, where the first gear and rack mechanism is configured to extend and retrack the second layer with the second display relative to the first layer with the first display. Furthermore, the first layer and the second layer are arranged in a concentric manner.