seeking expert opinion on 2 sapphires

[lezardsouffle]

I'm a total newbie and would like to buy a simple sapphire solitaire necklace (no side stones). I have about $1000 in Amazon gift cards to do it with (long story). There are two vendors who sell on Amazon, but only one with a BBB rating, so I'm leaning toward that one (GemsNY).

These are the two stones I'm considering (both very different):
http://www.gemsny.com/sapphires/0.97-Carat-Square-Sapphire-SU2653ASQ/
http://www.gemsny.com/sapphires/1.06-Carat-Round-Sapphire-S156RD/

Can I get a few expert opinions? I've done a lot of reading about what to look for (color, inclusions, treatments, etc.) but still don't have a lot of confidence in what I'm looking at. Do these stones appear to be what they are advertised to be (quality-wise especially)? Does their listed price make sense? RGL doesn't appear to be a recommended lab on this forum, so I'm not sure what to make of the reports. I also don't know how to tell if the cuts are any good.

Any expert opinions would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[chrono]

The first stone looks very gray blue.
The second is nowhere near vivid as described and has a funky looking cut, possibly windowed unless they are deliberately trying to achieve this unattractive look.

 

[bobsiv]

As a faceter both of those stones offend me. Any way you can get your money out of Amazon credit so you can look elsewhere?

 

[lezardsouffle]

Exceptionally helpful information. Many thanks. I'll forget about those.