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Jerome - Please explain the speed differences
between the Gyro I and II.
"The Gyrotourbillon combines two intertwined tourbillon cages, the first inner cage doing one rotation in 18.75 seconds and the second outer cage in 1 minute. This combination on 2 axes set at a 90° angle creates the ellipsoidal movement of the regulator that is said to isolate this very regulator from the gravitational effects on the rate in any position. While the Gyrotourbillon 1 needed 2 minutes to take all positions, this Gyrotourbillon 2 will need 5 minutes."
I'm lost in this analysis and conlcusion. The Inner cage of the Gyro I takes 24 seconds to complete one revolution and the outer cage takes 60 seconds to complete one revolution. Whereas, the inner cage of the Gyro II takes only 18.75 seconds to complete one revolution and the outer cage takes 60 seconds to complete one revolution.
So, why does your study conlude that the Gyro I needs two minutes to take all positions, while the Gyro II needs five minutes to take all positions? Shouldn't the Gyro II be faster and thus complete all positions more quickly than the Gyro I?
Admittedly, I was a mediocre physics student... but I FEEL THE NEED FOR SPEED and justification to trade up from I to II (and the aesthetics are better in this latest iteration!).
