As for cleaning, it is a lot easier to clean than a fountain pen but not as easy as a dip pen. With a dip pen all I need is a paper towel and a glass of water that I refill every now and then. With a fountain pen it's a whole rigmarole of cleaning all the parts.

The Serendipity doe not clean by merely swishing the nib and section in a glass filled with clean water like a normal dip pen. Even after refilling the water and cleaning it a second time (with the water staying mostly clean and clear) the above photos show that inks was still kept in the back of the feed and nib. This means that cleaning the pen involves removing the nib and the feed and cleaning them either in a single use amount of water or under a tap. This is more difficult than a dip pen, but still much quicker and more efficient than a fountain pen.