A wearable device comprising: a housing in the form of a wristband; a sensor configured to detect physical activity of a user; a display system spanning a portion of a circumference of the wearable device, the display system comprising a first display; a user input device adjacent the display system; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the wearable device, cause the wearable device to: activate a first display mode on the first display, wherein the first display mode includes display of a first physical activity metric and a second physical activity metric; receive user input corresponding to activation of a second display mode on the first display while the first physical activity metric is being displayed; determining that a time-out period has expired for the second display mode; and in response to determining that a time-out period has expired: deactivating the second display mode; and displaying the first physical activity metric of the first display mode; change a display orientation automatically based on an orientation of the device such that when a user wears the device on a right wrist, the device orients display information in a first arrangement to facilitate viewing and readability from the right wrist, and such that when a user wears the device on a left wrist, the device orients the display orientation to facilitate viewing and readability from the left wrist. a housing in the form of a wristband; a sensor configured to detect physical activity of a user; a display system spanning a portion of a circumference of the wearable device, the display system comprising a first display; a user input device adjacent the display system; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the wearable device, cause the wearable device to: activate a first display mode on the first display, wherein the first display mode includes display of a first physical activity metric and a second physical activity metric; receive user input corresponding to activation of a second display mode on the first display while the first physical activity metric is being displayed; determining that a time-out period has expired for the second display mode; and in response to determining that a time-out period has expired: deactivating the second display mode; and displaying the first physical activity metric of the first display mode; change a display orientation automatically based on an orientation of the device such that when a user wears the device on a right wrist, the device orients display information in a first arrangement to facilitate viewing and readability from the right wrist, and such that when a user wears the device on a left wrist, the device orients the display orientation to facilitate viewing and readability from the left wrist. activate a first display mode on the first display, wherein the first display mode includes display of a first physical activity metric and a second physical activity metric; receive user input corresponding to activation of a second display mode on the first display while the first physical activity metric is being displayed; determining that a time-out period has expired for the second display mode; and in response to determining that a time-out period has expired: deactivating the second display mode; and displaying the first physical activity metric of the first display mode; deactivating the second display mode; and displaying the first physical activity metric of the first display mode; change a display orientation automatically based on an orientation of the device such that when a user wears the device on a right wrist, the device orients display information in a first arrangement to facilitate viewing and readability from the right wrist, and such that when a user wears the device on a left wrist, the device orients the display orientation to facilitate viewing and readability from the left wrist.