what happened when once geogre got up very early in the morning without knowing that his watch that showed quater past eight had actually went wrong?

In Chapter Eleven, George tells J. a story about how he once forgot to wind his watch before going to bed, which left him confused when he woke at three in the morning. He only realized the mistake when he arrived at work, and aroused the suspicion of several constables as he walked around London so late at night.